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learn English so as to improve their Warm-up tasks were performed by all
speaking skill. the participants as team work. These
tasks helped them to accustom with
Distribution of Tasks
the whatsapp-centric learning and
The respondents were divided into small presenting within a stipulated time. Two
groups of three each and all the tasks warm-up tasks were performed by the
were performed on Whatsapp video participants and the researcher only
call. All the participants of each group observed them and no score was given
had an opportunity to perform the task for the performance. The given tasks
individually as well as in a collaborative were:
way. Participants’ creativity and speaking
skill were developed by performing the a. Click and explain in three sentences
given tasks. The researcher used warm- b. My friend is special because……......–
up tasks and later, introduced tasks to five sentences
the participants.

Table-4: Options for click and explain in three sentences

Aim To break the reluctance
Preparation time 2-5 minutes
Resource Smartphone camera

(some of the participants were reluctant to perform but managed to do the tasks)
This warm up task made participants group call was made and the researcher
talk for two minutes about a picture randomly added three participants for
that they clicked with their smartphone. the performance. On the group video
Participants were divided into a group of call three participants along with the
three each. Each participant was asked researcher were made to perform the
to click a photo and asked to explain task and the response was average.
in three sentences. A Whatsapp video

Table-5: My friend is special because

Aim To break the reluctance
Preparation time 2-5 minutes
Resource Smartphone with internet

Another warm up task (table-5) made perform the task. The response was
participants feel better and they could satisfactory.
talk on a topic that was very close to After the warm-up session, six tasks
their heart. This task too was performed were introduced to the participants
as a team. The researcher connected for assessment. All the participants got
a Whatsapp video call randomly with connected on Whatsapp and these six
three participants and asked them to
tasks were performed with the help

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