The document discusses the audiovisual method of instruction using sound and pictures like charts, diagrams, graphs, and advanced visual aids like video and filmstrips. This method has been used to improve communication skills, interviewing skills, customer service skills, illustrating procedures, remembering information, visualizing concepts, and visual intelligence. The technique involves a filmstrip and tape presentation where the teacher explains through demonstration, listening, questions, and answers while replaying the tape and filmstrip for memorization until students can learn without them.

1. THE AUDIOVISUAL METHOD
Sound and Pictures
Simple visual aids
charts, diagrams, graphs, posters, maps,
pictures, etc.
Advanced visual aids
video, filmstrip, televisions, etc.

2. This method has been used for
improving:
– Communication skills
– Interviewing skills
– Customer-service skills
– Illustrating how procedures should be
followed
– The ability to remember information
– The ability to visualize something
– The visual intelligence

3. Technique
• the filmstrip and tape presentation
• the teacher explains through pointing,
demonstrating, selective listening,
question and answer
• the dialogue is repeated several times and
memorized by frequent replays of the
tape-recording and the filmstrip, or by
language laboratory practice.
• students are gradually emancipated from
the tape and filmstrip presentation