Tracing the Conceptual Framework of Multimedia-based Instructional Package for Enhancing English Language Skills

English language is the leading language of international discourse and the lingua franca for economic, scientific, and political exchange. Therefore, command over the English language attains central place among the determinant of access to higher education and employment possibilities especially in a multilingual country like India. But traditionally “Chalk and Talk” method is used in Indian class-rooms, doesn’t provide adequate exposure to master the English language skills. Multimedia based Instructional Package for Enhancing English Language Skills (MBIP-ELS), may prove to be quite useful. This paper traces the conceptual framework to design an effective MBIP-ELS as provided by Mayer’s Multimedia Learning Theory.