Attitudes toward Using Audiovisual Aids among EFL High Basic School Teachers in Hebron
Date
2019-12-21
Authors
Abeer Mohammed Abd-Alkareem Jawabreh
عبير محمد عبد الكريم جوابرة
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Publisher
Al-Quds University
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate teachers’ attitude toward using audiovisual aids while
teaching EFL classes to high basic school students in Hebron. The researcher used
descriptive method because it is appropriate to achieve this aim. Population of the study
consists of (501) male and female EFL teachers in high primary schools in Hebron (southern
and northern and middle of Hebron). The study was conducted on a random sample consists
of (140) teachers with a percentage of (28%).
Two instruments were conducted for the study purposes, a 35-item questionnaire, and an
interview of six questions was exposed on 15 teachers from the study sample, validity of the
instruments were checked by exposing them to a group of qualified educational arbitrators.
Reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using reliability co-efficient equation
Cronbach alpha.
Results of the study showed that the attitudes toward using audiovisual aids among EFL high
basic school teachers in Hebron are High, with a mean score of (4.13) and a standard
deviation of (0.441). Results showed that EFL teachers in Hebron use Audiovisual aids while
teaching and that they like to use them.
The results clarified that teachers are aware of the importance of using audiovisual aids and
its effect on students and English class in general, and that appeared on their answers on the
questionnaire items.
They also showed that there are no apparent significance differences for EFL teachers’
attitudes toward using audiovisual aids while teaching due to Gender and years of
experience, while there are apparent significance differences due to qualification
In addition, results showed that teachers use mostly pictures and audio records for listening
exercises and audiovisual aids like LCD projector that allows improving more than one skill
at the same time.
Depends on the results, the researcher recommends the curriculum designers to insert
audiovisual aids in English book activities, and to train teachers to use them effectively