MODULE 3

MANAGING THE TEACHING

AND LEARNING PROCESS
UNIT 26
SELECTION AND USE OF
TEACHING AIDS

Definition
Resources and equipment available
to teachers in the classroom, as well
as anything that can be brought to
the class
Include: board, video recorder,
projector,
cassette
recorder/CD
player, language laboratory, visual
aids (pictures/photos), realia, and the
teacher herself/himself.

Purposes of teaching aids

Board
Presenting ideas and words
Drawing or displaying pictures
Building up ideas with mind maps,
diagrams, etc.
Writing answers
Writing group/whole-class
compositions

Video recorder
Used for information gap tasks
(one learner views, one learner
listens)
Pausing and predicting what is
going to be said next
Teaching listening
Viewing without sound to guess the
situation

Projector
Presenting lessons
Displaying pictures and diagrams
Showing video clips
Showing sample papers, test
papers, etc.

Cassette recorder/CD player

Presenting new language in
dialogues and stories
Giving models for pronunciation

Recording
learners
oral
performance
Extensive listening

Visual aids
Include flashcards, pictures and
charts
Presenting stories, situations and
statistics
Used in accompaniment with
speech and sounds

Language laboratory
Pronunciation practice
Teaching listening and speaking
Monitoring and giving feedback to
individual students

Realia
Include real objects and real texts
(menus, timetables, leaflets, etc.)
Teaching vocabulary
Functioning as prompts for
practicing
grammatical
structures/dialogues

The teacher herself/himself

Using hand gestures, facial

expressions and mime (actions
expressing meaning without words)
Eliciting vocabulary items, clarifying
meaning and creating context
A set of signals can be established
for use as prompts of error
correction.

Discussion
Compared to the traditional teaching
method, how much could the use of
teaching aids help students in their
learning?

ATTENTION TO TEACHERS
It is a good idea to split the board
into different sections for different
purposes.
Aids that can be prepared (charts,
flashcards, etc.) will help teachers
make sure the lesson procedures
match their aims.

 Be sure to check the equipment

before starting the lesson.
Make sure there is backup plan
(i.e. a set of backup equipment) in
case anything goes wrong.
When using equipment for
teaching listening, remember to
plan the instructions carefully.

EXERCISE
Match the aids (1 6) with the teaching
purposes (A G). There is one extra purpose
that is NOT needed. Some answers can be
used more than once.
1. Realia
2. Projector
3. Video
4. Self-access center
5. Phonemic chart
6. Board

A. To show learners answers to tasks or

new lessons
B. To remind learners about
pronunciation
C. For learners to work by themselves
D. To practice listening with visual
context
E. To note down new words in the lesson
F. To bring small things to the class
G. To ask learners to log on to websites

ANSWER
1F
2A
3D
4C
5B
6 A, E