ANNUNCIATION COLLEGE OF BACON SORSOGON UNIT, INC.

NAME: ERENE G. FRANCISCO

COURSE: MAED
SUBJECT: TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
PROFESSOR: JOEY F. GUAB Ph. D

INTRODUCTION
Educational media are both tools for teaching and avenues for learning, and their function is to
serve these two processes by enhancing clarity in communication, diversity in method, and
forcefulness in appeal. Except for the teacher, these media will determine more than anything else
the quality of our educational effort.
Studies have shown, however, that teachers generally have favorable disposition toward the role
of media, in which media are used as instructional aids than media as instructional systems.
Before technological media is used in the classroom teachers focus attention upon their students.
DEFINITION OF TEACHING MEDIA
Teaching media can be explained as media that contains some information or instructional
messages and can be used in the teaching process. Teaching media is a media that bring messages
or information that contain the aim or goal of teaching. Learning and teaching a foreign language
needs a lot of patience, energy, time, creativity and competence. The success of the teaching and
learning of foreign language skills including English is determined by a number of factors both
linguistic and non-linguistic such as the students, the teacher, the methods, material and media or
aids used.
Language teaching media are very important to help students acquire new concepts of, the skills
and language competences. There are many kinds of media which can be used by the teachers in
the teaching learning process, but the teacher should be selective when he is choosing kinds of
media.

KINDS OF TEACHING MEDIA

There are many ways to identify and classify teaching media based on the physical
characteristics, nature, complexity, or control of using. However, we can classify teaching media
into three classification based on its physical characteristics. Those are two dimension media,
three dimension media and audio visual media.
Two-dimension media: media which has no space or room, example: cartoons, comics, graphs,
posters, flash card, etc. Three-dimension media: media which has space or room, example:
dolls, globe, scrabble, etc. Audio visual media: media which can be heard and seen, example:
television, computer, etc.

1. Charts
A chart is a combination of pictorial, graphic, numerical or vertical material which presents a
clear visual summary.

2. Posters
A poster is a pictorial device designed to attract attention and communicate a story, a fact, an
idea, or an image rapidly and clearly.
3. Flashcards
Flashcards are small cards with a picture or symbol on them used both in teaching and in
development work.

4. Graphs
Graph is defined as a visual representation of numerical data.
5. Map
A map is a flat drawing or representation of an area, such as a village, which shows the location
of natural and man-made features and resources.
. 6. Overhead Projector (OHP)
The Overhead projector has opened a new dimension in communication. It represents a lot of
improvement over magic lantern, slide and film projectors. The name „Overhead projector‟
comes from the fact that the projected image is behind and over the head of the speaker/teacher

7. White Board
A whiteboard has a smooth shiny white surface, which can be written: on with special pens and
wiped clean with a dry cloth.

8. Work Sheet
A worksheet lists questions or activities for students or trainees to work through.

9. Cartoon
A cartoon is a simple picture of an amusing situation; sometimes it is a satirical comment on a
serious or topical issue.
THE FUNCTION OF MEDIA IN LANGUAGE LEARNING PROCESS

There are two main functions of media that we need to know. The first function is the media as a
learning tool, and the second function is a media as a learning resource. Both the main functions
can be examined in a review below.
1. Media as a Learning Tool
2. Media as a source of learning

TIPS ON CHOOSING TEACHING MEDIA

Before deciding to use the teaching media in classroom, teacher should select the appropriate
media used to assist him in teaching the students. Here are some tips or considerations before
selecting of the teaching media that is going to be used.
1. The Appropriateness to the material

2. The Affordability to be Made or Financed

3. The availability of hardware to facilitate the teaching media.

4. The easiness of using the teaching media.
5. The Quality of the teaching media
6. The suitability to the students‟ intelligence level

DESIGNING TEACHING MEDIA

Generally, designing a teaching media can be done by doing these following steps:
1. Identifying what the students need.
2. Determining instructional objective.
3. Determining the material.
4. Start composing the teaching media.
3. Alternative options, namely the existence of a number of media that can be compared or
competed. Thus, we can determine the choice of instructional media which one to choose.
 CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
There are many ways to identify and classify teaching media based on the physical
characteristics, nature, complexity, or control of using. However, we can classify teaching media
into three classification based on its physical characteristics. Teachers should use teaching media
for language learning because it motivates students and offers a different mode of presentation. A
teaching media should suit the students‟ intelligence level because it will successfully help them
understand the material. The selection of instructional media should be in line with the standards
of competence and indicators set is basically an extension of communication skills that require a
detailed process, systematic and specific.
Before deciding to use the teaching media in classroom, teacher should select the appropriate
media used to assist him in teaching language to the students. A teacher should consider the
appropriateness media to the material, the affordability to be made or financed, the availability of
hardware to facilitate the teaching media, the easiness of using the teaching media, the quality of
the teaching media, the suitability to the students‟ intelligence level.
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