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been listed here. This can show the giving the treatment we asked
way in which the study can enrich the
present English language teaching of
our country.
• During this experiment the majority
of the learners listened to the
machine reading of the text with
full concentration and then they
repeated the same aloud. Thus,
this method develops the learner’s
listening skill as well as reading skill. •
• They read the text aloud in chorus
which helps them to overcome their
anxiety of reading English.
• They participated in the reading
process willingly with their peers.
Thus, they overcome their inferiority
complex.
• Text-to-speech reading treatment
• Text-to-speech software generally
offers two or three variants of
reading. In this case the options
were- British English, American
English and Indian English. Here,
British English was chosen. Thus,
the students got an opportunity to
listen to the native speakers and
imitate and internalise their style of
speaking English which is beneficial
for learning a foreign language,
according to Lee and Heinz’s (2016).
• Lee and Heinz (2016) also highlight
the importance of learner autonomy
in English language learning. While
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the students to identify the words
that they found difficult and take
extra care to listen and correct
the same in the next reading. This
approach certainly awakens the
learners and compels them to take
part in the reading actively and
thus be responsible for their own
development.
The experiment provides the
learners exposure to British English
language. The learners listen to
the native speakers, the receipt
pronunciation (RP). Thus, this
method can save the learners from
any subjective error on the part of
the teacher.
not only improves learner’s
pronunciation and fluency but also
it improves their sense of intonation
and stress. Meihami and Husseini’s
(2012) study points this out. The
same is evident in our study.
• In our experiment the students are
required to read aloud the text after
listening carefully to the reading
by the machine. Lee and Heinz’s
(2016) prescribe reading aloud as
an effective strategy to improve
language learning. The experiment
includes this strategy also.
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