It means to me that aural comprehension is complemented and enhanced with images. In other words, when they go hand in hand, the result is a better understanding and a better recall of vocabulary. I suppose my teaching of listening goes all the way through the upper path, but for most cases it gets stuck at selecting images part on the other path.
I agree with Sinem that images and aural information complement (and enhance) each other. Regarding my position in the model, I fear that for the moment I am stuck at the first step, selecting the visual and aural material. Listening is the communicative skill that is least creatively worked with in the Dutch education system, And I haven't really seen any teacher do more than having the students answer questions or matching a picture to a particular audio piece.
When we were learners our teachers did not utilize images as much as they had to. I suppose this stemmed from a paucity of technological tools and the Internet. However, with a variety of tools at our disposal now we should complement aural materials with the visual ones. Do we as teachers of English put this into practice now? Not very effectively.
It means to me that aural comprehension is complemented and enhanced with images. In other words, when they go hand in hand, the result is a better understanding and a better recall of vocabulary. I suppose my teaching of listening goes all the way through the upper path, but for most cases it gets stuck at selecting images part on the other path.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Sinem that images and aural information complement (and enhance) each other. Regarding my position in the model, I fear that for the moment I am stuck at the first step, selecting the visual and aural material. Listening is the communicative skill that is least creatively worked with in the Dutch education system, And I haven't really seen any teacher do more than having the students answer questions or matching a picture to a particular audio piece.
ReplyDeleteWhen we were learners our teachers did not utilize images as much as they had to. I suppose this stemmed from a paucity of technological tools and the Internet. However, with a variety of tools at our disposal now we should complement aural materials with the visual ones. Do we as teachers of English put this into practice now? Not very effectively.
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