Use of Visual Materials in English Teaching and Learning at Secondary Level
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Department of English Education
Abstract
The present research entitled Use of Visual Materials in English Teaching
and Learning at Secondary Level aims at finding out the uses of visual
materials in English language teaching and learning process at secondary level
and finding out the perceptions and practices of teachers and students regarding
the use of visual materials in English language teaching. In order to do so, the
researcher collected the data from secondary English teachers and secondary
students ( 9 and 10) of Kathmandu district. Only eight secondary English
teachers, forty secondary students were selected. The researcher collected the
data by distributing the closed ended questionnaire to the respondents, took
interview to respondents and classes were observed using checklist. It was
found that both the teachers and the students showed favorable attitude towards
the use of visual materials agreeing that it facilitated language teaching and
learning in various ways. Both students and teachers perceived visual materials
as positive and important. The use of visual aids provides the learner extended
language exposure to the learners for better ideas in the target language culture.
The thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter one deals with background of the
study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, research questions,
significance of the study, delimitations of the study, operational definition of
the key terms. Chapter two deals with review of related theoretical literature,
concept and importance of visual materials, types of visual materials, uses of
visual materials, existing policies on the provision of visual aid in Nepal,
practices of visual materials, advantages of visual materials, disadvantages of
visual materials, review of related/ empirical literature, implication of the
review for the study, conceptual framework. Chapter three includes research
design, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of
data, data collection procedures, data collection procedures, ethical
considerations. Chapter four includes analysis and interpretation of result,
analysis of the data derived from the objectives questionnaire to the students,
perception of students regarding visual materials, uses of visual materials in the classroom, practices of visual materials in the classroom, motivation through
visual materials, advantages of visual materials, disadvantages of visual
materials, analysis of class observation, chapter Summary. Chapter five
includes findings, conclusion, recommendation, policy related, practice related,
further research related issues.