Effect of Using Audio-Visual Materials on Students’ Language Achievements (A Case Study of Secondary Schools Students at Eastern Gazeera)

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the importance of using technology and audio-visual materials in classrooms so as to make learners more motivated towards better language achievements. The research tries to answer the following questions: to what extent does the use of audio-visual materials improve students’ language achievements? What are the teachers’ attitudes towards using audio-visual materials in teaching EFL students in classrooms? What are the students’ perceptions towards the use of these audio-visual materials in EFL learning in classrooms? The study investigates the effect of the use of audio-visual materials on second year students’ language achievements. The participants, in this study, are 60 male students of the age 15 and 16, represent two groups, a control group and an experimental group (30 students per group). Both of the two groups are taught the same content of subject in the same number of periods. The control group receives instruction in the traditional way, while the experimental group receives instruction by using audio-visual materials. The analysis of the gained scores of marks of the two groups at the pre-test and the post-test indicates the positive effect of the use of audio-visual materials on students’ achievements. English language teachers, males and females, respond to the questionnaire as a second tool for collecting data. The SPSS analysis of the questionnaire affirms the positive effect of the use of audio-visual materials on students’ language achievements in addition to their role in enhancing students for effective learning, and facilitating learning process and saving teachers’ time for more fruitful practice and students’ level assessment towards better language achievements. The study, also, asserts that teachers have positive attitudes towards using audio-visual materials in teaching EFL students. In addition to that the knowledge of students’ perceptions towards the use of audio-visual materials can facilitate EFL learning. The most important findings of the study are that the use technology and multimedia in addition to other different audio-visual materials help students comprehend lexical items and new vocabulary, and facilitates the learning of the four language skills, writing, reading, listening and speaking. So, the study recommends English language teachers to use audio-visual materials, realia, and technology in classrooms for better lessons instruction, and to enhance learning for better achievements.