Teaching Productive Skills in the ESL Classroom Through Programmed Instruction: A Perspective

Abstract

Speaking and Writing are usually known as productive skills as they both require some form of language output. In the exercise of establishing a healthy footing for English language teaching to other language speakers. There are several constituents that deal with the provision of a model text; functioning on the conversation skills required to execute the assignment; Language function setting; educating active skills to the students of all age group; theories and methodologies; planning; production and feedback. The aim of the study is to assist the learners to learn by doing and provide situation to the learners. So that they can learn at their own pace. Lessons are prepared in a logical sequence and make ready the student for the related activity and assist them to make real and suitable communication. Even though the teaching strategies for speaking and writing are different, they are employed for the primary motive of conveyance. The method of programmed instruction, presenting new subject matters to learners in a graded sequence of controlled steps, through which they can study the material by themselves at their own speed. When people are communicating with each other, they want to convey something through the process. Though active skills have instantaneous satisfaction, they are very time-consuming. Precision and fluency are important when teaching speaking and writing skills. These skills can be acquired through programmed instruction technique. Productive Language skills are the substantial as they are the perceptible authentication of tongue possession or accession. Since they are the fundamental subsistence skills, in actual being, human beings normally used them for their day today communication. Therefore, programmed instruction method can be used to stimulate the learners to speak and writing properly.