Resourceful teachers effectively used these materials into two different ways, as aids to conscious learning,
and as aids to subconscious learning.
These aids are most useful in lower classes,
and their relevance at higher levels, however cannot be ruled out just as the developments in psychology and linguistics have brought about decisive changes in teaching in general, and language teaching in particular. Technological advancement in the recent past has paved the way for introducing more effective audio visual aids. The recently evolved multimedia world allows for expanding the flexibility in delivery, and such materials can create a learning environment that is rich in linguistic and cultural information about the target language.
Materials such as video and multimedia allow teachers and learners to explore the nonverbal and cultural aspects of language as well as the verbal intonation, gesture, mime, facial expression, body posture and so on. These are all the essential channels of communication, which not only help learners understand the verbal language, to which they are exposed, but also are the integral part of the system of meaning, which they are seeking to learn. The distance created by the video, and the reply/ pause options allows for analysis and cross-cultural comparisons. Visuals also provide information about the physical context of the interaction.
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