Factors Influencing the Teaching & Learning Outcomes of Tamil Language

தமிழ்மொழி கற்றல் கற்பித்தல் வெளிப்பாடுகளைப் பாதிக்கும் காரணிகள்

Abstract

Language has been a primary communication tool for mankind for years. There are more than 6000 languages being spoken around the world. Only very few languages like Tamil have the history of centuries and are still renewing themselves to survive in the world. Tamil Nadu is the prominent place where the Tamil speaking community lives. Other than that there are few countries like Sri Lanka where Tamil is one of the national languages. But nowadays, due to so many factors like globalization, global village and international trading,etc. People move all around the world leaving their native places. Despite their different livelihood, people want to learn their mother tongue Tamil either as a second language or as a third language. Language learning is an inevitable part of the teaching& learning process. There are some important factors besides individual intelligence which influence the teaching & learning outcomes of Tamil language. This article anlayses those factors in detail.