Audiovisual Aids for Effective Teaching and Learning of Igbo Language
This paper examines the role of audiovisual aids in the teaching and learning of Igbo language. Audiovisual aids are very imperative in the teaching and learning of the four language skills which any competent language learner must possess. Teachers and learners of Igbo language do not make regular use of the audiovisual aids during their teaching and learning exercises, thereby making teaching and learning very boring. If the teachers of Igbo language always use appropriate audiovisual aids while teaching, the learners will in turn see learning as fun and interesting. Library and internet search were used in collecting data for the research work. Descriptive research design was adopted, using detailed presentation in analyzing the data collected. The findings show that the audiovisual aids are very crucial in the learning of the four language skills and it also makes teaching and learning to be interactive. It was recommended that language teachers should start using audiovisual aids right from nursery schools because children learn best by observing and copying the behavior of adults.
Keywords: aids, audiovisual, effective, igbo, language, learning, teaching