The Use of Audio-Visual Materials as Strategies to Enhance Speaking Skills among ESL Young Learners

Keetha Kathirvel,Harwati Hashim

doi:10.4236/ce.2020.1112192

Abstract

There are four main skills in English language namely listening, speaking, reading and writing respectively. Speaking skills is considered the most essential skills as it helps the learners to communicate with others effectively. Some of the factors that contributing to the low level of speaking skills are lack of exposure, low confidence level, and high level of anxiety towards English Language. Thus, these issues should be addressed in order to enhance ESL learners’ speaking skills. In this 21st-century learning and teaching, various strategies involving ICT have been invented by teachers to improve speaking skills among ESL learners. One of the strategies is the use of audio-visual materials to enhance speaking skills. An audio-visual material is a technology-based strategy that has gotten many positive results from the ESL learners. Therefore, it is believed that this strategy would develop speaking skills among ESL learners. Hence, this paper explains how audio-visual materials assist in improving speaking skills and the benefits of using audio-visual materials.

Highlights

IntroductionSupiyati (2011) stated that practically the use of audio-visual materials is one of the suitable techniques in developing speaking skills of students
Technology is ruling our world and doing many wonders in human life
Our education system is emphasizing to create 21st-century learning aligning with the aim of our National Philosophy of Malaysian Education (NPME) which is to produce a holistic individual through the implementation of 21st-century learning (Ministry of Education, 2015: pp. 1-10)

Summary

Introduction

Supiyati (2011) stated that practically the use of audio-visual materials is one of the suitable techniques in developing speaking skills of students. It has given many positive outcomes in students’ speaking skills. Harmer (2007) states that if speakers want master to speak effortlessly in English, they need to be able to correctly pronounce phonemes, use proper stress and intonation patterns and speak in connected speech. They need to see and hear someone pronounce the phonemes correctly so that they can imitate it . The following sections discuss the speaking skills among ELS learners, various related research done using audio-visual materials and the potential affordances and the constraints of the use of audio-visual materials among ESL learners

Speaking Skills among ESL Learners

The Constraints of Using Audio-Visual Materials among ESL Learners

Pedagogical Implications

Conclusion