Question- State some use of audio-visual aids for teaching English.

Ans.

Uses of A-V Aids for Teaching English – Audio-visual aids have great significant role in teaching English. Some of the major uses of these teaching-learning material/aids help discussed below –

(i) Audio-visual aids are teacher as well as students friendly. They help teachers improve their own status in the language as well as that of the students.

(ii) These aids help standardisation of English teaching in school.

(iii) These aids reduce teacher dependence on the mother-tongue for conveying meaning of words which can now be illustrated by means of non-verbal activity.

(iv) By virtue of their element of variety, these aids break the classroom monotony of the teacher.

(v) Use of these aids bring class-activity and encourages student participation.

(vi) By the alternate use of charts, substitution tables, models, pictures, projectors, help clarify certain complicated aspects of language teaching.

(vii) These aids also help to create situations to illustrate the meanings of words and structures thus making teaching-learning meaningful.

(viii) With the help of pictures, recordings and films, a teacher would be able to add local colour and bring in cultural realism.

(ix) These aids cut on teacher verbosity and create a business like atmosphere in the class engaged in the purposeful activity of learning a second language.

(x) These aids make students learning more durable due to multi-sensory approach.

(xi) These aids act as potent motivators in leading students refine their linguistic skills.

(xii) These aids also act as supplement to oral teaching.

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