The Radio and T.V. News Readers

The radio and T.V. news readers are well-trained in English and they use not more than five thousand words (basic voc). The English language is spoken with the speed of five to six syllables a second. Mother tongue like Tamil is spoken with the speed of two to three syllables a second. By listening to radio news the students learn the correct pronunciation, use of words, sentence structure and grammar unconsciously. Another important feature of these news bulletins is the constant repetition of certain words, phrases and sentences. If the students learn these words and sentences previously, they will eagerly listen to English news and this will promote self-learning and joyful learning.