Books by Karunakaran Thirunavukkarasu
Sri Lankan Journal of South Asian Studies, 2017
The prime purpose of this study is to understand and highlight the reasons for the psychological ... more The prime purpose of this study is to understand and highlight the reasons for the psychological approach of students toward their subject and teacher. This paper tries to cover all aspects of students' psyche especially the general phenomenon of attitude in their subjects. Now a days many of the students studying at tertiary level, show varieties of attitudinal changes in the class room which creates enormous psychological tension to their teachers, that they find very difficult to express. Therefore, this paper is an attempt to identify and understand the problems that they face in the class and within themselves. This paper brings out the facts by incorporating all the hidden information and opinions provided by the students through Google forms. Thus, it can be an insight into all the psychological issues of studies. We discuss the statistical approach of analysis of variance for the verification of data analysis. It can be the best tool to examine the relations to compare and get the mean value among groups. Hence, whatever data we have taken for analysis, which gives the correct results for this test.
Students have been through various phases in their life wherein they have to make the toughest of... more Students have been through various phases in their life wherein they have to make the toughest of choices which are going to have a huge role to play in shaping their future. The toughest of all is when they realize the lack of information regarding choice of course. This is potentially capable of destroying their life that occurs at the end of their higher secondary education. This study focuses on understanding the mentality of students undergoing arts and science programs with respect to their career plan. Previous studies conducted in relevant fields relating to our chosen topic of research specifically focused on the psychology of a student going through the process of stream selection as well as the factors that affect his or her mentality relating to the same. These include many things such as social/peer pressure, parental influence, et cetera. The student's knowledge pertaining to this also plays an important role in student's choice.
IAEME Publication, 2018
English Language Teaching and its effect on learning is the focus area of researchers. Researcher... more English Language Teaching and its effect on learning is the focus area of researchers. Researchers in ELT are experimental in nature that demands objectivity and accuracy. Most of the ELT researchers use scientific analysis to arrive at the conclusions whether it reject or accept the hypothesis. Here the statistics is an unavoidable tool and helps the researcher to state their contributions. The proper analysis of the data alone can provide the true result. It demands proper knowledge of statistical techniques and tools. This paper goes through the role of statistics in research, various statistical techniques used to arrive at the conclusions and the various tools which offer these techniques according to the need. It suggests some best tools for ELT researchers by introducing the various features of existing tools.
The Task-Based Learning (TBL) is supported and teachers are instructed to train students in terms... more The Task-Based Learning (TBL) is supported and teachers are instructed to train students in terms of applied learning in Indian institutions. Nowadays, academicians encourage applied learning and changing the design of the syllabus. According to them, the learners are expected to invent details and perform their tasks during classroom sessions. Thus, TBL stands unique in assigning language practices to the learners. Moreover, the current syllabus is meant to have some components of Technical English, Business English, Soft Skills and a research project. Indeed, the project report is a new arrival in English Language Teaching to improve the skills of students in research writing. The aim of this paper is to describe the Task-Based Learning concept, and how teachers train their students through this methodology, thereby catering to their needs, focusing on language skills, so helping them to face the competitive world with required skills. Hence, the teachers take up the roles of facilitators, and drill the students with relevant activities. The outcome of lesson plans, teaching methodologies, students' feedbacks to the approaches of teachers, learners' performance, result of their performances, evaluation and recommendation.
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Books by Karunakaran Thirunavukkarasu