Using video materials in ESP classes
Siddikova Nozigul
Bukhara engineering-technological institute (Uzbekistan)
L
anguage is very important in our life, because it is always
used in our daily activity to communicate with the others.
We can»t communicate each other without language, be-
cause it is one of the communication tools used by people in
general. We can use language to convey our messages or to
express our ideas through oral, written, or signal languages.
In order to improve the students» critical thinking by in-
tegrated skills we practiced using video materials in ESP
classes. Largely, work with the video resources focuses on lis-
tening skills development, and it has some obvious advantages
over using the audio-versions. Visual elements make it easier
to comprehend and decode the message of the oral speech.
Moreover, the authentic resources and opportunities to see a
language in the realistic settings can give a chance to our stu-
dents to be close to areal life situation. What is more, pronun-
ciation, grammatical sub-skills; vocabulary can be promoted
as well. The video classes» procedure can be various and flex-
ible the digital format of video clips make them convenient for
home assignment. Viewing tasks can focus on comprehending
the gist and main points as well as comprehending the specific
information and sub-points. Types of input discourse are di-
verse: monologue (presentation, explanation, description, in-
struction, narration, lecture, etc.), dialogue (interview, con-
versation, discussion, etc.), polylogue (interview, conversation,
discussion, etc.). Silent watching is useful for some activities.
The most common types of the comprehension tasks are the
following: answering questions, note taking, sentence com-
pletion, ordering, and multiple-choice questions.
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