Effectiveness of audio-visual aids in language teaching in tertiary level

Abstract

In the era of modern language teaching, a new dimension has been added in the existing methods and techniques. With the development of technology, new innovations are being brought up in language teaching. Nowadays, language teachers are using different audio-visual aids to facilitate the teaching process. Along with text books, language teachers are likely to use related pictures, audio clips, videos, power point slides, posters and so on in language classrooms. The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits that the language teachers as well as the learners get in using audio-visual aids in teaching English language. A qualitative method has been followed to collect the data of this research. It has been found that the use of audio-visual aids assists both the teacher and the learners in teaching and learning language skills. This research provides guidelines for the novice teachers on effective use of audio-visuals aids in language teaching. Page |