Efficacy Of Content And Language Integrated Steam Based Learning Environment On English Language Acquisition Among High School Students

Abstract

The present study investigates the relationship between scientific temper and student engagement and English Language Acquisition among students of standard IX studying under the Tamil Nadu equitable education syllabus. An experimental method is used to select a sample of 64 students. The research tools used are Scientific Temper adapted from (Tiwari and Pande, 2006) and modified by the researcher, Student Engagement (Chiu et al., 2006) adapted and modified by the investigator.  The intervention used in the classroom consisted of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), in a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) based environment in order to find importance of English language acquisition which is one of the most important skills required for learning any body of knowledge in the present scenario. The results of statistical analyses show significant correlation between Scientific Temper and Student Engagement among the students pertaining to their English Language Acquisition. This implies that these factors play a crucial role in English Language Acquisition among students.