The third part of this series on effective training covers methods of communication and how to communicate effectively. Part 4, on communication aids (audiovisual aids), discusses the reasons for using aids, types of aids, preparation of aids, and how to use aids. (EM)

This section discusses ways to teach the use of "ne...que,""seulement," and "seul,"; describes a "find the mistakes" game that can be used to stimulate discussion; suggests the telegram as a pedagogical tool; and provides novel ideas for using commercial advertising for language exercises. (AM)

Discusses the efficiency of the visual aid in teaching English as a second language. (Author/HP)

Successful role playing results only from guided experience. The teacher must bring linguistic and extra-linguistic knowledge to deal with the social and personal situation. A series of speech activities is proposed, which approaches actual role playing progressively. Visual aids, pictures, learning cards, etc., are also discussed. (IFS/WGA)

Illustrates how the use of an appropriately designed keyboard can help with the learning of a set of symbols for transcribing English and at the same time provide learners of English with a picture of its phonological system. Although the computer has an instrumental role in the development of the idea, it is not essential for its implementation.…

A language classroom exercise uses a comic strip in which the conversations are erased to elicit student observations about the actions and interactions of the characters. (MSE)

Discusses the need for visual aids in helping students recognize various minerals in a thin section. Describes the development of a manual of color photomicrographs designed to provide students with a more realistic view of minerals than can be provided by charts and diagrams. (TW)

Discusses the use of a strip log as a diagrammatic representation of the information available in a sequence of sedimentary rocks. Describes the design of the strip log (both symbolically and by visual/spatial patterns) and some of the possible interpretations that can be made using them. (TW)

Four instructional activities for language learning are described, including a unit on body-related vocabulary and expressions using the names of body parts, reading headlines, reading an entire literary work, and "reading" pictures. (MSE)

Describes the importance of communication skills to engineers. Gives a step by step method for preparing and giving a professional presentation at the corporate level in engineering. Suggests uses of graphic aids in presentations. (CW)

Two teachers share practical tips for teaching secondary school mathematics. The tips focus on effective use of homework and teaching trigonometric concepts. (PK)

Describes a visual transparency method to develop the concept of resonance with respect to molecular resonance hybrid structures and partial charge on the atoms of an ion. Discusses the distinction between tautomerism and resonance, and emphasizes clarification of the Lewis structure concept. (JM)

Eighteen experimental corpora of spontaneous speech in five languages (English, Finnish, French, German, and Spanish) were examined under hypothesis that they are characterized by commonalities in use of time. Each study, based on story telling elicited by pictures, confirmed hypothesis. In addition, further support for hypothesis was found by…

Reviews some of the available resources--films, videotapes, and textbooks--that support visual approaches to writing. (EL)

Provides suggestions for a procedure for training EFL teachers to produce visual aid materials during a one- to three-week inservice course. (RM)