“Teaching Prepositions with the Help of Multimedia Instrument – Powerpoint Presentation in the Non-Native Scenario”

Paper Title:

“Teaching Prepositions with the help of Multimedia Instrument – PowerPoint Presentation in the Non-native Scenario”

Presented by: Mr. Gawate Sandip Prakash M.A. MPhil. (English) Lecturer in English

Introduction English language came in India in the seventieth century. It came with the British and initially it was used only by the British people associated with the East India Company. Simultaneously, some English missionaries used it for the religious and educational purposes. As the British spread their control over the country, English came to be used as an official language and language of education, judiciary, etc. After Independence, English continued as an official language. Despite opposition and controversies, it still continues the status of the co-official language along with Hindi. After the reorganization of Indian states along linguistic lines, the regional languages gained more significance. Nevertheless, the spread and use of English has been growing at a phenomenal speed all over India. English is being used in India as a Second language. In addition to its widespread use in administration, judiciary, trade, commerce, and being used in education almost at all the lands. With the rise in the number of English medium schools and the expansion of IT and ICT, English has become all pervasive and a powerful language normally associated with success and happiness. Though due to its pervasiveness and wide use of English has risen to the status of Second language in India, the Indian users of English are still considered non-native users of English. As non-native users of English, we face typical problems like mother tongue interference and lack of knowledge of the native usage. The English used by the 11% Indians today is thus a non-native variety of English with its characteristics and particularities. Why to learn English Language The following points show how English language has become essential and pivotal in India. 1) One third of the countries in the world use English as their official language. For this and various other reasons, English is the best link language at the international level. 2) English is a language of knowledge and information, As a library language and as the language of media and the Internet, people all over the world depend on English for getting knowledge and information.

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3) English is the language of science and technology. Two third of the papers available in this field have been written in English. Since science and technology dominate the modern life, English also becomes inevitable. 4) Wide use of English as a medium of instruction at school and college level necessitates the learning of English. In India, for example, science, law, management, medicine, and technology are thought only through English. 5) Globalization as a process of internationalization of everything that is local depends on English as its vehicle. People in developing countries like India, therefore, are left with no option but to learn and use English. 6) The all round progress, particularly in technology and industry, has further accelerated the use of English. It has emerged as a language of opportunities and success. Teaching English is, thus, looked at as ‘empowering’ the learners. 7) In India there are twenty-two languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the constitution. Each state has a language of its own. However, English without enjoying much of an official support has emerged the second largest used language next to Hindi. Thus considering the changing scenario inside and outside India, it is certain that English dominates every walk of human life and as much is the most powerful language. Everyone, rich and poor, rural and urban, would like to and should learn English. L 1 and L 2 The First Language Acquisition (L1) 1) L1 acquisition is genetically triggered at the most critical stage of the child 's cognitive development. 2) The 'engine ' of language–its syntactic system–is 'informationally encapsulated '. In other words, children are not even aware of developing a complex, rule-governed, hierarchical system. Most L1 speakers do not even realize what they are using.

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3) The L1 is typically acquired at the crucial period of cognitive development, i.e., prepuberty, when L1 and other crucial life-skills are acquired or learned. 4) Children never oppose L1 acquisition as they do not oppose learning to walk. 5) Given the minimal 'input ' during the critical pre-teenage development, all humans acquire the L1 of the society or social group they are born into as a natural and essential part of their lives. Even brain-damaged or retarded children usually acquire the full grammatical code of the language of their society or social group, but unconsciously. In short, L1 acquisition is an essential and biologically driven process. It is a part of every individual 's evolutionary history and development in the most critical stage of every individual 's acquisition of essential life-skills. The Second Language Learning (L2) 1) L2 learning is not genetically activated in any way unless the child grows up in bilingual family or environment. In such a case, it is not really L2 learning at all. 2) The syntax of the L2 is not acquired unconsciously, or at least not in the way L1 syntax is acquired. Few L2 learners develop the same degree of unconscious, rulegoverned insight into and use of the L2, which they express with the L1. 3) The L2 is not learned as a part of the learner 's general cognitive development. It is not an essential life-skill in the same way that the L1 is at the early stage of the child’s cognitive development. 4) There is often great conscious or unconscious resistance to L2 learning. 5) Many highly intelligent individuals with impressive learning skills often have great problems while learning an L2. Many L2 learners harden at some stage, so that even if they use the L2 regularly, and are constantly exposed to input in it, they fail to develop full ‘grammatical’ or 'generative ' competence. 6) L2 learning is not a biologically driven process. It is not an essential aspect of an individual 's general development. Especially when the L2 is simply another subject on an already overloaded school curriculum or something that has to be undertaken by people with busy lives and heavy workloads.

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In a nutshell, it can be said, on the basis of the above mentioned differences between L1 and L2, that L2 learning can be a tedious and uninteresting task at certain level. However, by understanding immense significance of English language we need to learn it. It is the teacher’s duty to make L2 learning motivating, interesting and exciting for the second language learners. There are some methods of teaching English grammar in non-native situation. The different teaching methods are used by teachers for teaching English language and its parts like grammar, phonology, and morphology.  The Traditional Method  The Informal Method  The Reference Or Correlation Method  The Inductive And Deductive Method  The Grammar Translation Method  The Direct Method  Dr. West’s New Method  The Structural Method  The Communicative Approach English as a Second Language in India English is considered ‘the Second Language’ in India. It is said that grammar is the science of language in general. It is an analytical, logical and investigative study of the sentences used by the native speakers of English language. Grammar is the practical analysis of a language. Some of the grammarians have defined the notion of ‘Grammar’ as follows: 1) In the opinion of Dr. West (1967 pp. 27) “Grammar is not a code of rules; it is, like etiquette and table manners, a statement of convention; it summarizes what is done by cultured people; and like etiquette, it is in a state of constant change.” 2) Chapman defines grammar as “a study of language by specialists, made in order to establish the rules and principles which are followed more or less unconsciously or instinctively by the native speakers.”

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In general, one can say that ‘Grammar’ comprises certain components which are useful to manipulate the language in systematic and logical way. The term 'grammar ' refers to the structure of language. In India, English is used as a ‘Second Language’ and to communicate one needs to know different rules and regulations to construct and use proper sentences in dynamic situations or contexts. Even if some scholars believe that there is no need to learn grammar to become a fluent and good speaker of the language. I, however, assume that one needs to learn and know grammar of English language. Grammar becomes pivotal when one uses written mode of communication. In Indian classroom, unfortunately English is taught mechanically. There is a need to concentrate on functional (descriptive) grammar, which prefers function over the structure of English language. The functional grammar concentrates on the use of language rather than structural part of language. Indians, as the non-native learners, have been learning English language since the first standard. Yet, they cannot become the good users of English language. It has been observed that three years are sufficient for learning any language. Language is a vehicle and grammar is a machine. The role of grammar can be stated as follows: 1) to understand the functions of the structures to manipulate the language 2) to know the abstract and underlying things significant in a language 3) to have logical sequence of ideas one needs to imbibe grammar 4) to understand how it is significant for written communication 5) to increase the confidence for communication 6) to increase ability of learners to speak and write correct and appropriate English ‘Prepositions’ is one of the essential parts of English grammar and it is a very tricky area. With functional point-of-view, prepositions are very useful to tell the relationship among the different parts of a sentence. To indicate proper place relationship, a learner has to use an appropriate preposition. Wrong use of preposition may lead to wrong interpretation of the sentence. The non-native speakers cannot use these place prepositions properly because they are not aware of various shades of uses of these prepositions. Moreover, it is difficult to provide an exhaustive list of rules and regulations regarding use of prepositions.

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In a nutshell, knowing grammar of English language is essential for second language learners. It can be said that meaningful communication depends on one’s ability to connect form and meaning appropriately, and to express oneself effectively. Definition of Preposition ‘Preposition’ is a grammatical category of words. Prepositions help to indicate the relationship between different parts of a sentence. Prepositions are the structural words. These words are used to show the relationship among nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and verbs. Here the word ‘Preposition’ itself indicates its meaning. ‘Pre’ means ‘before’ and ‘position’ means ‘place’. Various grammarians defined the term ‘Preposition’ in different ways. Some of the definitions of ‘Preposition’ are as under. 1) Wren and Martin define Preposition as “A preposition is a word placed before a noun, or a pronoun to show in what relation the person or thing denoted by it stands in regard to something else.” The word ‘Preposition’ means ‘that which is placed before’. (1976, pp. 110)

2) In ‘Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary’ Preposition has been defined as “A word or group of words, such as in, from, to, out of and on behalf of, used before a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or method.” (1948 6th Ed. pp. 996)

Kinds of Prepositions Prepositions can be classified on the basis of their forms and functions or meaning. A) Based On Form The grammarians have categorized prepositions in the different groups for the better understanding. These categories are made on the basis of form. This is a formal classification of prepositions. These categories are simple prepositions, compound or complex prepositions, phrasal prepositions and participial prepositions. Prepositions

Simple

Compound

Phrasal

Participial

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‘Simple prepositions’ are the single word prepositions. The examples of Simple prepositions are at, by, for, from, on, in, out, and to. ‘Compound or complex prepositions’ is the second category of prepositions based on form. These prepositions are formed by prefixing a preposition. about, above, across, along, admist, among, amongst, around, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, inside, outside, underneath, within, without, etc. are the examples of compound or complex prepositions. ‘Phrasal prepositions’ is a group of words used with the force of a single preposition. The examples of this kind are according to, in accordance with, because of, in case of, in front of, in order to, instead of, in place of, in addition to, in spite of etc.

‘Participial prepositions’ are the prepositions, which have the participial ‘–ing’, or ‘– ed’ ending. The examples of this kind of prepositions are considering, concerning, regarding, respecting, notwithstanding, barring and pending. B) Based On Function or Meaning There are various types of prepositions based on their function or meaning. They are stated as under: 1) Place or Spatial Prepositions: These prepositions indicate the place of something or someone. The examples of this kind of prepositions are ‘at’ (the theatre), and ‘in’ (the garden). These prepositions can denote positive or negative position of something or someone. The examples of positive prepositions are in, on, above, in front of, and inside. On the other hand, out, off, below, behind and outside are the instances of negative prepositions. 2) Time or Temporal Prepositions: These prepositions indicate the time of an action or event. The instances of this kind of prepositions are ‘at’ (03:30 pm.), ‘on’ (Monday), ‘for’ (2 years). 3) Direction or Movement Prepositions:

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These prepositions can either indicate positive or negative direction of something or someone. The examples of these types of prepositions are ‘to’ (Goa), ‘through’ (tunnel), ‘across’ (jungle) etc. 4) Prepositi0n of Means or instrument: This type of prepositions indicates the means or instrument with which an action is performed. The examples of this kind of prepositions are ‘with’ (knife), and ‘by’ (bus). 5) Preposition of Manner: Manner prepositions are used to denote the manner in which an action is performed. For e.g. ‘in’ (a good way), and ‘with’ (a frown). 6) Prepositions of Doer or agent: This type of prepositions indicates the performer or doer of an action. The example of this is ‘by’ (his Father). 7) Prepositions of Beneficiary, Recipient or Goal: The person who is the receiver or beneficiary is indicated by means of these prepositions. The instances of this type of prepositions are ‘for’ (her lover) and ‘to’ (his maternal uncle). 8) Prepositions of Accompaniment: Prepositions of accompaniment indicate the person or thing, which accompanies or goes with. The example of this type of preposition is ‘with’ (his enemy). 9) Prepositions of Reason or Purpose: These prepositions indicate the reason or purpose for any action or event. The instances of this kind of prepositions are ‘from’ (cough), ‘because of’ (his motivation). 10) Prepositions of Material or Ingredient: These prepositions indicate the material with which something is made. For e.g. ‘of’ (wood), ‘with’ (embroidery) 11) Prepositions of Standard or Measurement: These prepositions indicate standard or measurement of something or someone. For e.g. ‘by’ (two inches)

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12) Prepositions of Possession: This kind of prepositions shows the possession of something or someone. For e.g. ‘with’ (black beard) What is Multimedia? In the simplest term, the word ‘Multimedia’ is defined as the use of several different media to convey information in the form of text, audio, graphics, animation, video and interactivity. The term ‘Multimedia’ can also used to refer to a set of software, which are used to explain terminology and concepts from language, which manipulate text, data, images, voice and full motion video objects. Multimedia also refers to computer media. Multimedia basically implies that there is a lot of interaction between the user and the multimedia program or presentation.

Multimedia is a way to present information on screen along with sounds, images, pictures, video clips and so many things. The multimedia is a combination of audiovisual aspects. Various features of Multimedia can be used for creating presentations. PowerPoint is a Multimedia instrument and here the researcher focuses on its use in the teaching of place prepositions. PowerPoint Presentation, as a multimedia instrument, can be used in teaching-learning activities of Second Language in nonnative situation. How Does Multimedia Work? If a teacher uses multimedia in a classroom, then learner’s sensory memory parts, eyes and ears, work simultaneously. Both visual component and auditory component help the learner to understand the concepts in better way. By using graphics, the teacher can refer to a variety of illustrations including still graphics such as line drawings, charts, photographs, and motion graphics like animation and video. It has been observed that graphics can improve learning due to its direct appeal to the sensory memory. The use of relevant graphics to the message or the illustrations helps the learners to understand the idea in better way. For this purpose, graphics should be congruent to the message. A teacher can use animation, graphics, printed words, and narration simultaneously in PowerPoint Presentation to increase effectiveness of teaching learning process.

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Following two diagrams show how multimedia works in cognitive way. The multimedia can become helpful in many ways in the teaching-learning process of prepositions in non-native scenario.

Multimedia Presentation

Sensory Memory

Working Memory

Animation/ Graphics

Eyes
Printed Words

Visual Component Auditory Component

Ears

Narration

Multimedia Presentation

Sensory Memory

Working Memory

Spoken Words Pictures

Ears Eyes

Phonetic Processing Auditory Component

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PowerPoint is a software of presentation bundled in MS office and used for creating presentations usually in the form of slideshows. Over the years Microsoft has been updating the software, each time making it even better and user friendly. In other words, PowerPoint is a type of presentation software that allows one to show colored text and images with simple animation and sound for keeping learners indulged with the classroom activities. PowerPoint 1997, 2003 and 2007 are the different upgradations of this software. Each time Microsoft is trying to make it more comfortable and easy to operate.

For teaching English grammar, like place prepositions in the non-native classroom, PowerPoint presentation can become a great aid in teaching large classes in nonnative context. There can be more output of teaching-learning activities if a teacher uses various features of PowerPoint Presentation. There are different features of PowerPoint Presentation, which can be used for creating presentations for teaching in non-native scenario. Advantages of Using PowerPoint Presentation in the Non-Native Scenario There are some advantages of using PowerPoint Presentation in teaching-learning activities in the non-native scenario. These advantages are for both the language teachers and the learners of the second language. The advantages of using PowerPoint Presentation are listed below: 1) The instructional material developed by using PowerPoint Presentation can be stored easily on a disk, floppy and in a pen drive. 2) The slides made in PowerPoint can last long. 3) The slides, the speaker’s notes, the outline, and the handouts can all be kept in one file. 4) The presentation supports environment protection. There is no harm in using PowerPoint Presentation in classroom. 5) PowerPoint Presentation, once used, can be easily refined and reused in the following years. 6) PowerPoint Presentation is flexible. Therefore, it is easy to update it at any time. 7) The slides are easy to modify. The modifications can be made according to the situation as well as learners.

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8) The teacher can print slides in the form of handouts that help him or her to remember points about each slide. 9) The teacher can print handouts with two, three or six slides on a page. The handouts can be provided to the students as notes. 11) The teacher can print the outline of the presentation to show the main points. 12) PowerPoint Presentation can be useful to present abstract ideas into concrete form with the help of various features of PowerPoint. 13) Hyperlinks can be provided to PowerPoint Presentation to the relevant web sites for more clarification. 14) The teacher can access slides from other presentations on the same disk. 15) Motion media, sound files, and interactive elements can be inserted to add functionality to the presentation. 16) PowerPoint has an extensive range of drawing tools and shapes to choose to supplement the presentation. 17) The teacher can access to visually stimulating tools such as animations and simulations. They are useful in demonstrating difficult concepts that words and static diagrams cannot easily convey. 18) The teacher can make use of attractive fonts or different typestyles with a variety of different colors to attract the students’ attention to more important words and sentences or important things. So the attractive fonts, colors and typestyles can be used as attention grabbers. 19) Both texts and relevant images can be displayed on the same slide to simplify the concepts. 20) Some simple drawing tools are given so that the teacher can use the mouse to circle or draw arrows between texts and images on the slide. 21) The items shown on the slides can be highlighted with the "pen" function. 22) PowerPoint Presentations have professional look. 23) The presentation can be run manually or it can be timed in advance. 24) The teacher can reveal points one by one on a single slide without having to cover up points with a piece of paper. 25) They allow the teacher to face the audience and devote more time for explanation.

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26) The presentation can be made more interesting to listen to with voice over. 27) PowerPoint presentation is time saving. It provides more time to the teacher to discuss the topic being taught. 28) Various charts, graphs, and maps can be used as per the difficulty of the topic and with the consideration of its significance. Such modes of non-verbal communication can be used to present a lot of information in a compact way. 29) The use of PowerPoint Presentation can make the class more interactive in the non-native scenario. There can be discussion between the teacher and the students. 30) The use of PowerPoint Presentation can become supportive to the teacher. The teacher itself is the best example of an audio-visual aid. The use of other supplementary audio-visual aids helps the teacher to make his or her teaching effective, understandable, and logical. 31) A variety of materials can be projected by using PowerPoint Presentation. 32) PowerPoint Presentation can be prepared in advance. The prepared presentations can be changed according to the situation or learners. Therefore, it is a kind of lesson planning. 33) The prepared slides can be presented immediately without waiting. 34) Normal room lighting can be used so that the audience can follow handouts or take notes. 35) It is easy to go back to look at the previous slides and change the slides. It helps if someone does not understand the concept or particular point. 36) PowerPoint Presentations are colorful, attractive, interesting, and clearer than any other things. 37) PowerPoint Presentations look more professional, efficient and clear. 38) PowerPoint Presentation is a kind of lesson planning for the teachers because they are created in advance. They are logical, systematic, and attentive. The teacher can proceed according to the sequence of the slides.

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39) The ideas can be sequenced logically in PowerPoint Presentation. Therefore, both the learners and the teachers can not be detracted. 40) In PowerPoint Presentation, the teacher can display various exercises and ask the students to solve them instantly. 41) The teacher need not use chalk, blackboard, as well as paper while teaching. 42) PowerPoint Presentation can help the teacher while repeating the same topic for the absent students with difficulties in learning. The created presentations can take more time to revise the topic again. 43) With the help of PowerPoint Presentation, the teacher can do the task by quickly displaying the exercises on PowerPoint slides instead of copying the sheets, distributing, and collecting them. In this way, the use PowerPoint Presentation can become advantageous for both the teachers and the learners of English language. The use of PowerPoint presentation has many advantages for the teachers as well as for the learners. With a certain amount of technological skill, any teacher can design effective PowerPoint Presentations. These presentations can be fruitfully used, particularly, in the non-native scenario. Place prepositions can be effectively taught in the non-native classroom with the help of PowerPoint Presentations. In a country like India where the student-teacher ratio is large, introduction to multimedia technology has become a necessity. Fortunately, the technology is available easily and at an affordable cost. Moreover, due to the efforts of the governments, NGOs and the learners themselves, the technological know-how in the education sector has been rising at a reasonable speed. Use of PowerPoint in the Indian classroom, therefore, is both feasible and possible. PowerPoint is the most suitable form of technology that the teachers can employ in the teaching of languages. Teaching grammar has always been a challenging task, particularly in the non-native scenario. Various methods and approaches have been used in order to grapple with the problem. However, the results are not very satisfactory. The researcher, through the present study, has made a modest attempt to demonstrate how PowerPoint can be fruitfully employed to teach grammar. For the constraints of time and space, place

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prepositions- one of the trickiest areas in grammar- were picked up for the study. However, it is obvious that the PowerPoint Presentations can be used to teach every aspect of grammar. With a minimum technological know-how, the teachers of English as a second language can effectively deal with different aspects of grammar. The researcher’s use of PowerPoint technology in teaching place prepositions adequately illustrates the utility of this form.

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