Use of Audio-Visual Aids in Teaching English, Part 1
By Nikunj Lad
Today we are living in the 21st century which is also known as “The Age of Technology and science”. Each & every fraction of human life is affected by it. Today’s education system is totally changed in comparison to antique one. Language teaching is not a stagnant progression but it is a vibrant procedure. It has forever been a challenge. So language planners & teachers have been trying to explore all the possible ways to make the language learning & teaching process more effective with the changing time. In the past the only visual aid obtainable for teachers to use in the classroom. Very hardly ever teachers with the help of some luminous students used to prepare hand- written charts for display on the classroom walls.
The growth of modern teaching techniques has revolutionized the schooling system at every Functional level. The teaching activity is no more constrained to the delivery of mind-numbing facts. It has changed into a dynamic and inspirational means of reciprocated communication. In other words we can say that, teaching is not only about paper, white//black board, marker, map, and picture. Teaching is about transferring knowledge to the students. In order to get a good result, the teacher should use the effective teaching aid. A teaching aid is a tool used by teachers, facilitators, or tutors to help learners improve reading and other skills, illustrate or reinforce a skill, fact, or idea, and relieve anxiety, fear, or boredom. The essentials of classroom management skills include audio- visual aids and all sorts of other teaching materials. To enhance an effective interaction and to achieve the curriculum objectives teachers are always on the lookout for suitable aids and materials. There is much kind of teaching aids such as: radio, tape-recorder, blackboard, pictures, computers, flannel board, charts, flash chards, models, film-strips, language-laboratory, digital-dictionary, television, lingua-phone, etc.
What is a teaching aid?
Anything that helps in the teaching learning process is called teaching aid. (Latin: related to Ad-juvo help)
TYPES OF AIDS
AUDIO AIDS: Those aids which appeal to the ears only are called audio aids.
VISUAL AIDS: Those aids which appeal to the eyes only are called visual aids.
AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS: Those aids which appeal to the ears as well as eyes are called audio –visual aids.
CLASSIFICATION OF AIDS
AIM OR PURPOSE OF TEACHING AIDS
– No effective teaching is possible without the help of appropriate aids. According to Francis W.Nol: “Good instruction is the foundation of any educational programme and audio-visual aids are component parts of that foundation”
(1) The main purpose of the audio-visual aids for the teaching of English is to enable the teacher to make his/er lesson more effective and interesting.
(2) They are helpful to clear the concepts, interpretations and appreciations.
(3) They help full even in increasing the knowledge, rouse interest and even evoke worthy emotion and enrich the imagination of children.
In the words of Deva Singh: ”These aids help to acquire an indirect experience of the matter. The vocabulary and subject matter are well grasped. Power of observation and imagination develops. Interest in studies is sutianded, phraseology is elucidated and effective command of the language is gained.”
#The second part of this article will be published in the next issue.
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