From the statement above, it can be known that language should pay attention to the learners’ experiences which involve situations. Through picture,
language learners get both of it because they can directly see the object or the situation of the material. So, they can remember it much longer from the sight.
2. Kinds of Picture
Andrew Wright explained in his book Pictures for Language Learning, said that there are 21 kinds of picture can be found, they are:
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- Pictures of a single objects
- Pictures of one person -
Pictures of famous people - Pictures of several people
- Pictures of people in action
- Pictures from history -
Pictures with a lot of information - Pictures of the news
- Pictures of fantasies
- Picture of Map and Symbols -
Pairs of Pictures - Pictures and Texts
- Sequences of Pictures
- Related Pictures -
Single stimulating pictures - Ambiguous pictures
- Bizarre pictures
- Explanatory pictures -
Student and Teacher Drawing. According to Betty Morgan Bowen, there are some types of
pictures as their shapes:
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1 Wall charts
2 Wall pictures
Wall pictures is simply a large illustration of scene or event a set of scenes or events. It is usually to be used with the whole class.
3 Flash cards
Word flashcard, card with printed words on it can help up rapidly;
the cards can be used to demonstrate exactly what the teacher wishes.
Picture flashcard, useful for the representation of a single concept,
such as an object or an action. 4
Work cards Include visual as well as text magazine pictures, drawing, maps and
diagrams can be important part of work card at all levels, used for variety of purposes.
And Betty also divided picture as follows:
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Andrew Wright, Pictures for Language Learning, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, p. 175-201.
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Betty Morgan Bowen, Look here Visual Aids in Language Teaching, London: Essential Language Teaching Series, 1973, p.13-31.
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Betty Morgan Bowen, Look here … London: Essential Language Teaching Series,
1973, p.13-31.
