AUDIO MEDIA

OBJECTIVES
Identify the different Audio Media and give their uses in facilitating the teaching-
learning process.
Be able to discuss their strengths and weaknesses.

Audio media
- are materials or sounds that are transmitted, produced or received thru high fidelity
waves which are heard thru certain equipment’s.

LUCIDO 1997
“The audio media are inexpensive materials; easy to use but can present stimulating verbal
messages more dramatically that the print media”.

KINDS OF AUDIO MEDIA

1. Radio Broadcast/Taped (Canned) Programs
- Radio Broadcast refers to the simultaneous transmission of messages to multiple
recipients through airwaves to a wide audience. It can be done live or taped.
- Meanwhile, taped or canned programs are pre-recorded content that is edited
before being broadcasted. It is an inexpensive means of reaching a mass audience
or a great number of learners.
2. Recordings
- Audio recording is the process by which sound information is captured onto a
storage medium like magnetic tape, optical disc, or solid-state drive (SSD) for
recording purposes.

Examples of Audio media

1. Music - vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to
produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
2. Sound recording - recording of an interview, meeting, or any sound from
the environment.
3. Sound clips/Effects - any sound artificially reproduced to create an effect in a
dramatic presentation (ex. sound of a storm, or a door)
4. Audio Podcast - a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a
themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or a
computer.
 Advantages & Disadvantages

Advantages
1. Improves listening skills.
2. Enhances pronunciation and vocabulary.
3. Makes learning portable.
4. Supports visually impaired learners.
5. Encourages independent learning.

Disadvantages
1. Hard to revise or rewind.
2. Limited sensory engagement.
3. Not suitable for deaf students.
4. Requires good listening skills.
5. Can’t display visual information.

USES OF AUDIO MEDIA

Used for individualize instruction where the students can move at their own rates so as to
develop mastery.
They can play back the material until they fully understand and learn the lesson.
Can also be used to document speeches for analysis, to record interviews of resource
person, or to report findings of researches.
It is effective in story telling especially if pictures accompany them.
Good for stimulating listener's imagination.
Can be used to improved listening skills.
It is ideal for teaching foreign language.
Useful for those who have reading disabilities or non- readers.