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were asked to select one picture for was recorded on a smartphone by the
narration making it 60 (15 pictures x 4) researcher. Pre-test was helpful for the
participants. The researcher selected researcher to understand the capacity
simple 15 stories to avoid repetition and ability of the respondents and
while the participants performed their accordingly e-tasks were designed for
story. It is an individual task and all the participants as given in table-3 and
the participants narrated the picture figure-1.
in their own way and all the narration

Table-3: e-tasks designed for the participants

Objective Tested items Task
Paper based test: Grammatical aspects like Verb, Self-Introduction
To test the writing skill of Tense
the participants in Sentence formation
English language
Vocabulary
Oral test: Choice of words, grammatical Story narration
To test the speaking skill usage, attitude
of the participants

Sample of story narration included: 1. factor could be improved because their
Boy who cried ‘Wolf’ 2. The thirsty crow performance could be seen by them
3. The greedy milk woman 4. The Ant many times and it would lead them to
and the Dove improve themselves. Adding to this,
their co-participants and well-wishers
Analysis of Pre-task framework
could analyze the progress of their
The participants performed e-tasks positive attitude in learning English. The
on whatsapp individually as well as in recorded videos are the testimonials of
group. The purpose of using e-tasks the participants. The assessment was
was to give exposure to the participants done and it was categorized as weak,
in using English in various real-life satisfactory, good and excellent.
situations. The attitude and motivational

Table-3: Assessment of the performance
Assessment item No. of respondents Percentage Level

Choice of vocabulary 60 20 weak
Confidence and attitude 60 30 weak

Improvement in speaking 60 30 weak

The researcher felt that the participants’ interest in learning English as a
level of using English while performing language. A Whatsapp application was
the tasks was weak but elicited their used to motivate the participants to

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Volume 3, Issue 2, July 2021