DOI: 10.5176/2251-2853_3.1.147
Authors: Samia Zerin and Sunjida Afrin Khan
Abstract:
This paper explores the effect of using poster making in language class, relatively a new concept in the field of language teaching and learning in the context of Bangladesh. This study was conducted in tertiary level and the participants had almost same level of proficiency – intermediate level attending one language course – foundation course in English. In this particular course, students got exposure to different activities, and poster making is one of them. Since language teaching and learning is a dynamic field, it requires constant innovation and research on the contemporary practices in the class and this has made this paper more of learning from experiences. The specific poster making activity is in fact a tool for alternative assessment for the students in the speaking class thus makes it an action research. To conduct this research one questionnaire was given to the students after they presented their poster and later on a set of questions was given to the teachers to get the feedback on that particular task. Thus both quantitative and qualitative research method was used to get more in-depth comprehensive result. Students could visualize and understand their own progress in terms of language use and creativity. The paper aims to see how poster making task transforms a student’s performance over a week and makes them confident ESL speakers as it works as a catalyst to invigorate the language learning process.
Keywords: poster making, innovation, communication skill, reading strategies, motivation
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