Review of literature: Media and communication course for ELT departments (original) (raw)

2022, AELTE 2022 The 1st International Conference on “21st Century Challenges in ELT”

Varying media types have always been an essential part of the EFL classroom periphery as they present the authentic materials in the teaching sessions. These materials aid the students to become acquainted with the real-life circumstances and make the instruction of English more authentic. Moreover, in the communicative language instruction, authentic teaching is expected to occur since the use of authentic objects and materials in the classrooms is boosted. Therefore, the EFL instructors are required to make use of a number of media components in their classrooms. Also, with the arrival of notable learner focused approaches, EFL instructors are more stimulated to engage their students in their own acquisition of knowledge or skills through study and experience. They guide their students to become aware of the link between school learning and their lives and experiences. They improve their students' objective analysis and evaluation processes and their ability to solve problems in an effective and timely manner without any impediments. This may be fulfilled with the use of media to improve their language skills. From this point of view, this study aims at providing the most frequently preferred contents of Media and Communication elective course to suggest topics for Media and Communication elective course for ELT departments in education faculties. In order to achieve this particular aim, this research intends to investigate relevant literature on Media and Communication. Key words: ELT Departments, Teacher Education, Media and Communication