The approaches to teaching language well have undergone major changes and heated debates in the field of second language acquisitions

Mind Map of Audio Visual Materials



Audio-visual in ESL classroom
Today English second language is considered as a language learned by the learners in the teaching and learning processes after the first language or mother tongue. English language has put the important role for people to survive in the world, especially for students in school education. But, in fact, many of students still have difficulties in learning English. It is caused by some reasons addressed may be for an ineffective teaching, students lack motivation, an uninterested teaching, or even lack of facilitation in teaching. From those problems, teacher can determine a new way to solve it. Today, for instance, teacher can uses media in teaching. In some case, many teachers apply the more strategies and approach in teaching English. For instance, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) allowing students to use English language communicative in nature. It is one of the popular language teaching approaches in the recent time. It was introduced in the early 1980s. In this approach, teachers are demanded to use some authentic materials in teaching. The use of authentic materials allows the class activity to be a real communication in teaching. Teachers are encouraged to use some media including audio and visual in nature, in order that the teaching and learning process becomes interesting and enjoyable. The students can learn easily by using media. Indeed, it also allows teacher to explain materials easily. Teachers no longer use their energy in delivering the materials. In teaching of English, the teacher uses the direct method. Thus, it is for the teacher to give a clear idea to the students through audio-visual aids.
According to on her study indicates that audio-visual aids can be implemented in all skills of English (such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing) language to make it interesting for students in learning some English materials. Furthermore, the role of audio-visual has made the students to be creative in learning, because in this case, the role of teachers is just guiding and facilitating in teaching. All activities are mostly done by the students in the classroom by media. In ESL classroom, the using of audio visual aids not only as a source of help for teachers, but also provided a stimulus variation. Audio visual also helps teacher in psychology aspect. Teacher can easily manage the classrooms complex situation and condition, because most of classroom atmospheres are noisy and makes teacher may become down.