4.1.1. Types of Visual Aids
There is a variety of types of visual aids used in language
learning
4.1.1.1. Pictures
They are usually used by most people or in most circumstances.
They are very useful for learning new words. However, there are abstract words
that are impossible to illustrate contrary to the concrete ones that are easy
to accompany with pictures (Anderson and Shifrin, 1980; cited in Hiral, 2015:
93). Photo dictionaries are widely used to enrich students' vocabulary and
enhance their speaking skill (ibid).
4.1.1.2. Film
The film is another type of visual aids in education. It may
have an important role in language learning because the moving pictures and the
series of events projected help the students to learn in an enjoyable
environment. The learners pay attention to the pictures and the words; thus, it
helps in learning new vocabulary, in improving one's pronunciation as well,
(Hiral, 2015). Concerning the learners of the Department of English at Mouloud
Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou, in our view, it would be more efficient for
their learning process to implement films whose scripts are in British English
Language. These films help the learners to practice the four skills; listening,
while watching the film and reading, writing and speaking in the activities
that follow after watching the film (Khan, 2015).
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4.1.1.3. YouTube Videos
YouTube videos are mostly watched, with the new era of
technology, because of their accessibility. There are many channels that
broadcast documentaries, videos and lessons in English. With these channels
that treat several themes, the learners can learn a new vocabulary, a British
accent, pronunciation of new words, and grammar; therefore, in my opinion, they
can improve students' four skills namely their listening and speaking skills.
4.1.1.4. PowerPoint Slides
They allow the students to present the main information in a
bullet point, in an organised way using examples, colours, personalised
effects, etc. These visual effects draw the audience's attention and make the
learners feel confident (Hiral, 2015). Students have more chances to learn what
they see, what they say and what they do. For more precision, it is cited in
Ghulam et al., (2015:226) the results of a research made by Cuban in 2001.The
findings indicate that
1% of what is learned is from the sense of TASTE, 1.5% of what
is learned is from the sense of TOUCH, 3.5% of what is learned is from the
logic of SMELL, 11% of what is educated is from the logic of HEARING and 83% of
what is learned is from the sense of SIGHT. Also people generally remember, 10%
of what they READ, 20% of what they HEAR, 30% of what they SEE, 50% of what
they HEAR and SEE, 70% of what they SAY and 90% of what they SAY as they DO a
thing.
In short, the results of this research show that learners
remember more what they say (70%), what they say and do (90%) and what they
hear and see (50%). The following section will be about communication
skills.
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