Hi everyone,

First of all I think that the topic of this week is very interesting I agree with the fact that the use of images in teaching and learning has benefits to support student comprehension, retention, and application.
Visual aids are so perfect for the ESL classroom. When you present a concept using a visual aid, you are giving your students something they can associate with that concept. Later, when they try to recall it, all they have to do is bring up the image you used.Visual aids also help you present clearly and smoothly, without complications or tangents.Visual aids not only help put the new language out there, they also help remind students of the language they’ve learned as the class goes on. For example, if your students make an error with the target grammar, or use a different word when they could have used a new word from the lesson, you can direct them back to the visual aid as if to say, “Try and say it like we practiced earlier.” Pictures are great for presenting many nouns, adjectives and simple sentence patterns. If you are using a textbook in class, make use of the pictures in it; they are sometimes very simple and effective.

There are such tons of magnificent tools, games and activities that you can do with visuals: I highly recommend : EFL Classrom 2.0 and Toondoo is an amazig tool and I strongly recommend to use it in all ESL classroom. The idea is to make them write and express themself in English starting with short simple sentences and gradually briging them to the level of creating a short story of their own.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.
regards,
Donia