Exploring the Influence of Using Audio-visual Aids to Enhance Students Vocabulary:

Abstract

The audiovisual aids play an important role in the realization of the instructional objectives in different subjects. They help the teacher to present the lesson effectively and students learn and retain the concepts better and for longer duration. In this regard, the present study intends to investigate the influence of using audiovisual aids to enhance students' vocabulary in Algerian EFL classrooms. Moreover, it aims at figuring out students and teachers‟ opinions toward using these aids in EFL classrooms. From this point, researchers hypothesized that audiovisual aids are the most efficient tools that motivate learners and assist them to acquire new vocabulary. The current research used a mixed method to collect and describe the data. Two questionnaires were addressed to first year English students and teachers at Medea University. The findings showed that using audiovisual aids enables learners to develop and improve their vocabulary. Besides, they demonstrated that teachers and students support the use of audiovisual aids in EFL classrooms because they create a relaxed atmosphere that helps learners to have clear understanding.