Exploring the Effectiveness of Implementing the Action Oriented Approach in Improving English Language Skills Among ESL Learners: Teachers' Perception

Abstract

A Communicative approach to language instruction emphasises real life communication acts combined with vocabulary and grammatical constructions about a particular theme or context. The system now has a sociocultural element that motivates students to acti vely participate in their education. The technique has chang ed into the Action Oriented Approach, which views pupils as social actors who must perform tasks in a wider social context in addition to linguistic ones. This study aims to ascertain how well an Action-Oriented strategy would be useful in enhancing English language proficiency among tertiary-level students in India. A sample of 70 English language instructors from various Indian institutions participated in the study and a 5-point Likert scale was employed to collect and analyse the data. The findings of t he study reveal that the majority of ESL teachers agreed with the use of the Action Oriented Approach to improve language learning inside and outside the classroom. Most of the respondents (91.4%) gave the statement "Practising English speaking skills outs ide the classroom is essential for the learners' development"with the maximum rating (x=4.5857) and 95.7% of participants responded that English language teaching approaches should emphasize the use of tasks and activities that involve learners in practic al, interactive, and goal oriented communication through tasks and activities . The conclusions of this research would shed light on the efficacy of using an Action-Oriented strategy to improve English language proficiency among tertiary-level students in India. Most ESL teachers had positive opinions about implementing the Action-Oriented Approach, especially while imparting English language skills.