Ms.
Saritha G, an alumni of Govt. College for Women, Trivandrum, presented a paper entitled The
Use of Comics and Music for Teaching English during the International
Seminar on Innovative English Language
Teaching organized by the Centre for English Language Teaching, University of
Kerala and the Government College For Women, Trivandrum on 26th July 2010.
The following
are notes prepared during the
presentation.
*Though
comics and music are forms of enjoyment and have been used in foreign
universities, it is not popular in India. It can help bring real issues into
the classroom.
*Comics
have a perfect combination of visual and linguistic element and is appealing.
*We
know that printed texts force us to use dictionary regularly and it can become
stumbling blocks for readers. Comics
usually use simple language.
*Comics
are affordable and easily accessible.
*The
real advantage of comics is that real life is portrayed in novel and ingenious
ways.
*The
portrayal of crime, horror, and the negative and sexist messages found in some
comics have led many teachers to discourage its use.
*Music
appeals to the affective domain. It is
closely related to the multimodality of language instruction. It startles the
senses.
*According
to Waldorf , songs and poems are best
for oral learning.
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