Abstract
This paper reviews the literature on the use of audio-visual to improve lower proficiency learners’ English Language. Audio-visual aids have been very beneficial to make learning interesting among the English as a second language (ESL) because it facilitates learning. Teachers have to be innovative in their pedagogy approach to make language teaching effective. Today, teachers are no longer dependent on traditional method of teaching instead they have adapted different techniques to teach language. Past studies have reported that teachers opted to use audio-visual because students showed less interest towards English language, students view English language as subject to fulfil the examination requirement, students’ displayed reluctance to speak due to their fear to make mistakes in pronunciation and other. Hence, this paper further analyses the need to investigate the issues that are related on the usage of audio-visual aids to the teaching of English language which needs immediate attention.
Highlights
English Language is a very important character in shaping Malaysian people's identity, students, and the English Language has always played an important role in Malaysia's mission to become a developed country
This review study aims to provide information on the use of audio-visual aids in improving the speaking skills of learners with low proficiency level
The researchers were able to conclude that there were inadequate teaching aids and the audio-visual aids were rarely used by the educators
Summary
English Language is a very important character in shaping Malaysian people's identity, students, and the English Language has always played an important role in Malaysia's mission to become a developed country To make it a success, technology has been implemented as one of the main factors that could help students learn the language more effectively. Nowadays teachers use various types of audio visual aids, such as YouTube, to promote the learning process for students to obtain the target language. This latest technique tends to be one of the best ways to draw research on improving lower proficiency learners speaking skills in the English Language. To help students complete their language learning, teachers can use a range of teaching strategies and methods
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