A Study of an Easy Method to Learn Tamil as A Second Language

Abstract

The Dravidian language family and the present languages belonging to this family have a long history. Tamil has a distinctive place among the widely spread languages in the world, and it this special place is evidenced by the wayTamil is among the most frequently used thirty languages around the world. The prevailing state of Tamil language and its use in our country is praiseworthy. The spirit and the necessity of language research have accelerated from the national level to the ground level as never before. Therefore, many try to learn Tamil as a second language despite age differences. This interest could also become the basis for national peace. The grammar should be simple in order to comprehend the language easily when studying Tamil as a second language. It is important to have a clear idea of infinitive verbs as it has a major role in all parts of of grammar. The verbs are categorized as Strong verbs and Weak verbs in some books. But according to our point of view, this categorization is difficult for students who learn Tamil as a second language. Therefore, this research is an effort to categorize verbs to make it easy to comprehend for students.