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Chapter-5: SUMMARY, FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Content

5.1 Introduction 201

5.2 Summary 201

5.3 Findings and Recommendations 201

5.3.1 Findings 201

5.3.2 Recommendations 202

5.4 Conclusions 203

5.5 Suggestions for Further Research 205

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5.1 Introduction

The present chapter deals with the summary and the conclusions of

the results found during the present study. Moreover, some

recommendations related with the present study are suggested and

education implications are also mentioned.

5.2 Summary

The principle aim of the present study was to identify the effect of

audio visual aids in the improvement of listening and speaking skills in

English which are difficult for them. To prepare the audio, video and

audio visual materials for polytechnic students was also one of the

objectives of the present study.

5.3 Findings and recommendations

5.3.1 Findings

• After tryout of different audio visual aids in the classroom

teaching, students can improve their achievement score in

listening skill.

• After tryout of different audio visual aids in the classroom

teaching, students can improve their achievement score in

speaking skill.

• Hence based on the data, it can fairly be said that audio

visual aids can play significant role in the improvement of

listening and speaking skills of the students.

Apart with above findings the researcher observes following

behavior of the students regarding learning during experiment:

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• Most of the students were found more attentive while

learning through audio visual aids.

• Even students below average were happy with the innovative

style and got more involved in learning due to use of audio

visual aids.

• Students found it difficult to understand English movie, even

if it was in very simple English.

• Students had no prior experience of speaking in English

language before this experiment.

• Most of the students felt it difficult to understand English at

beginning level.

• Almost all the students were confused and hesitated to speak

in English in the beginning.

• Most of the English classes conducted, other than this, has

used mother tongue as a medium of instruction and translation

method was preferred.

5.3.2 Recommendations

After this study researcher comes out with the following

recommendations for the use of audio visual aids to improve listening and

speaking skills:

• While teaching English, teachers should use Audio – Visual

Aids and other teaching aids. It will help in deriving the

attention of students.

• Teacher can use eclectic approach of teaching. Eclectic

approach suggests that a teacher should develop his/her own

technique for teaching effectively.

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• Teacher should use visuals to make teaching-learning easy.

• Teacher should use power point presentation to make

teaching and learning more interesting.

• Teacher should create some tasks to improve listening

speaking skills in English.

• Teacher should use language games to improve students’

listening and speaking skills.

• Teachers should accept new innovations of teaching leaning

process.

• New innovative methods of English teaching should be

introduced in the curriculum.

• Teachers should develop listening and speaking skills of the

students along with reading and writing.

• Teachers should enable the students to communicate in

English in and outside the classroom.

• Teacher should enable the students to develop the skill of

listening comprehension.

• Computer based learning, such as E- learning should be

introduced in the schools and colleges.

5.4 Conclusions

The conclusions of the present study are :

In the present study, it was found that the students were not able to

speak English well and cannot comprehend properly while listening.

They had many difficulties in vocabulary too, whereas many students

were unable to speak even simple words.

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The possible reasons for weakness in listening and speaking

English properly were:

• Less importance is given to listening and speaking than

writing and reading in English subject.

• Lack of use of audio visual aids, almost no use of these aids

in teaching English.

• Most of the polytechnics do not have audio visual aids.

• Lack of knowledge of appropriate use of audio visual aids

like projector, computer, power point presentation etc.

• No implementation of new methods in teaching English, just

follow lecture method or traditional method.

• Almost no opportunity rendered to listen and to speak

English during English language teaching process.

• Less stress given by the teacher on the listening and

speaking skills while teaching

• Family background is not relevant to English language.

• Inadequate or no drilling process was performed during

teaching for speaking skill development.

• Lack of the primary knowledge regarding language skills.

The experimental measures have been taken to overcome the

difficulties faced by the students in listening and speaking skills were:

• Some basic knowledge of vocabulary and grammar was imparted

• Listening practice was emphasized

• choral drilling was practiced

• Individual practice, pair work and group work was emphasized

• To create situation for speaking students were not allowed to use any

other languages except English language in an English class

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• Watching of English news on TV or reading of news paper was

emphasized

• Watching of English movies was emphasized

5.5 Suggestions for further Research

On the basis of the findings the researcher has suggests the

following for further research:

1. Experiment and analysis of audio visual aids to improve listening

and speaking skills at secondary school, higher secondary school

and college level.

2. Tryout of visual aids to teach English text in polytechnic colleges

and polytechnic college of Gujarat.

3. Tryout of visual aids to teach English poetry in polytechnic college

level.

4. Tryout of computer software to improve English grammar in

polytechnic colleges of Gujarat.

5. Tryout of audio aids to improve pronunciation in English at

polytechnic college level.

6. A comparative study on the improvement of English

communication by using routine teaching method and visual aids.

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