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 Volume 12, Issue 12 (December 2025), Pages: 122-128

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 Original Research Paper

Designing and implementing a Tamil language learning tool for educational institutions

 Author(s): 

 Franklin Thambi Jose 1, *, Preethi Preethi 2, Kartheges Ponnaih 1, Muniisvaran Kumar 1

 Affiliation(s):

  1Faculty of Languages and Communication, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjung Malim, Malaysia
  2Department of English, Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women, Thamaraikulam, India

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 * Corresponding Author. 

   Corresponding author's ORCID profile:  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0907-8966

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2025.12.012

 Abstract

Education supports both individual development and social progress. It is provided through various institutions worldwide, where learners gain knowledge, receive instruction, and participate in meaningful learning activities. Schools, colleges, polytechnics, teacher training institutes, and universities all contribute to intellectual growth and the development of essential skills. In today’s technologically advanced environment, digital learning tools are important for supporting Tamil language instruction in modern classrooms. Learning languages across cultures plays a key role in connecting people globally. This study aims to design and implement a Tamil language learning tool for educational institutions and to evaluate its effectiveness based on user feedback. A descriptive research method was used, focusing on three states in Malaysia. Data were collected from 780 students across different educational institutions using a structured questionnaire. The findings show that most students preferred using the Tamil language learning tool in their learning process. They reported that it supports both independent learning and classroom instruction, with a user-friendly and easily navigable interface. The study emphasizes the importance of integrating digital tools into Tamil language learning environments in Malaysia. It also recommends expanding the tool’s content, adding more interactive features to meet diverse learning needs, and promoting the use of digital language education tools to enhance effective and engaging learning.

 © 2025 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Tamil language learning, Digital learning tools, Educational institutions, User feedback, Descriptive research

 Article history

 Received 5 July 2025, Received in revised form 2 November 2025, Accepted 21 November 2025

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment. 

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

The researchers obtained permission from school zone directors and the heads of the relevant university departments to collect data for the study through formal permission letters. Furthermore, the questionnaire was reviewed by a Tamil language expert from Sultan Idris Education University. Based on the expert’s comments and suggestions, the questionnaire was revised and refined before being administered.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Jose FT, Preethi P, Ponnaih K, and Kumar M (2025). Designing and implementing a Tamil language learning tool for educational institutions. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 12(12): 122-128

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