Impact of Indian Diaspora English Video Exposure on Undergraduate Level Students' Communicative Confidence

The present quasi-experimental study investigates the impact of guided exposure to English-language video content produced by Indian diaspora intellectuals on undergraduate students’ communicative confidence in English. Conducted at Sri Vijaysinha Yadav College, the study involved 60 B.Sc. third-year students, equally divided into a control group and an experimental group. While the control group continued with routine syllabus-based English instruction, the experimental group was exposed for one month to selected English videos featuring Indian diaspora figures such as Shashi Tharoor, Amartya Sen, Vikram Seth, and Naval Ravikant. Students’ communicative behaviour was examined across five parameters: willingness to speak English, reduction in hesitation while speaking, listening comfort in English, classroom participation, and self-perceived improvement in English communication. These parameters were measured using a five-point Likert scale through a structured post-exposure questionnaire. The collected data were analysed using descriptive and comparative statistical techniques and presented through four tables, comparing the control and experimental groups and examining internal variations within the experimental group based on gender, locality, and economic background. The findings indicate that students exposed to diaspora-based English video content demonstrated higher positive communicative responses across all five parameters compared to unexposed students. Further analysis reveals that gender, locality, and economic background did not produce significant variation in communicative outcomes within the experimental group. The study concludes that guided exposure to Indian diaspora English videos positively influences undergraduate students’ communicative confidence and can serve as an effective supplementary strategy in English Language Teaching.