The Effect of Audio-Visual Method on the Students’ Performance in English Classroom
Keywords:
Audio-visual method, video, television, audio-visual materials, slidesAbstract
The article elaborates the effect of Audio-visual method on the students’ performance in English classroom. It has been noted that different multimedia tools can be used to teach English as a foreign language in the classroom, which can evoke interests in students. It may have a positive impact on students’ motivation and comprehensibility gain. The audio-visual materials can be videos, slides, labs, pictures, etc. Teaching aids are quite different from audio-visual teaching materials which include models, diagrams, movies, projectors, radio, television, maps, etc. Apart from all these, it has been revealed that mass media also encourage students to acquire new knowledge and information beyond what is presented to them.