Listening Skills Development Through Indian Audio Sources: A Pedagogical and Empirical Review
Authors-Maliha Kiran Todankar, Pyarelal Singh
Keyword-Listening skills, Indian audio sources, English language teaching, Indian English, digital learning
Listening is a basis of language competence that plays a key role in determining communicative competence of learners in general. English listening teaching in the Indian context has special considerations because of language diversity, disparate exposure to English and the unavailabil-ity of authentic audio inputs in most of the learning institutions. Nevertheless, there has been a change in present times in the form of Indian audio-based educational platforms as NCERT audio books, DIKSHA, SWAYAM, NPTEL and the radio programs of the British Council extending opportunities to listen structuredly and contextually. This paper analyses the im-portance of Indian audio sources to the development of ELS listeners, and makes a synthesis of the previous theoretical opinion, previous empirical research and pedagogical activities. The analyses of the study are based on a descriptive mixed procedure, perceiving and rate learning improvement, listening effectiveness, and a combination of descriptors based on the audio quali-ties of the resources in India. They analyze quantitative data in the form of the performance score in the listening of learners and qualitative data in the form of the feedback questionnaires. The findings suggest that long-term use of audio sources in the Indian language enhances the listen-ing comprehension, familiarity with accent, and the confidence in the learners. The results of the study are that inclusion of Indian audio resource in English language learning pedagogy contrib-utes towards improved accessibility, cultural relatability and listening skills, especially in the English as a Second Language.