Combining Visual Media and Talk it Application in Reading Activity
Keywords:
reading, visual media, verbal media, Talk It, ApplicationAbstract
In many universities, the success of students' acquisition is now measured in term of their ability to communicate in the foreign language rather than on examining their accuracy in using certain grammatical features. Therefore, apart from experimenting new teaching methods, more and more universities have been applying modern technology to support language skills teaching. Although multimedia have enthusiastically been praised by many experts and academicians, the contribution of multimedia in supporting language learning is not obvious due to the limitations and restrictions of learning styles, teaching approaches, and computer skills . Therefore, this paper explores the application of visual media (picture) and verbal media (Talk It) in assisting teaching especially reading. The study shows that the students were enthusiastic in doing reading activity. They can think faster and smarter in limited time. Therefore, the teacher should provide an innovative strategy in teaching reading to make the class more alive.
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