FLIPPED LEARNING: FLIP THE ROLE TO GET THE RESULTS

The ultimate aim of education is not to stuff the mind of child with information but to prepare him/her to assimilate knowledge, establish the link between previous and existing knowledge, to become constructive in generation of knowledge by collaborative exercises, projects, activities ,discussions etc. Flipped learning approach challenges the traditional methods of teaching by modifying the role of teacher and students. It makes the students more active in the teaching learning process and helps them to understand and analyse concepts instead of passively receiving information and producing the same in exams. The present paper highlights the effectiveness of flipped learning in teaching of English. Some poems from class (My Mother at Sixty Six, Keeping Quiet,A Thing of Beauty) were selected and taught using flipped learning approach and analysis of the data revealed quantitative as well as qualitative improvement in the performance of students. The study can motivate the stakeholders to apply innovative pedagogical practices and has reasonable implications for concerned stakeholders.