Integrating the Broadcast Media in Teaching Strategies of Learning ESL in Malaysia

Abstract

This paper calls for a broader partnership between the media and education essentially, integrating the broadcast media in teaching learning strategies to students of ESL in Malaysia. Given the relevant motivation, employing language learning strategies enhances and facilitates second language learning by making learning easier, faster, interesting, self-directing and ensures improved competence and performance. Studies have proved that motivation is closely related to second language learning as it stimulates both high frequency and appropriate use of language learning strategies. Our major concern in this paper is to emphasise that, we can integrate the media especially the television and Radio to teach the appropriate use of language learning strategies among the ESL Malaysian students.  The broadcast media in Malaysia can be used in both creating awareness as well as teaching students on using language learning strategies appropriately and  provide them with the required motivation for positive attitudes towards English language learning.

Keywords: Learning strategies, Motivation, Broadcast media, English as a second language