Volume 6, Number 2

The Effects of Visual Materials on Students’ Understanding of Vocabulary in Literature

  Authors

Hii Wei Wei, Sultan Idris Educational University, Malaysia

  Abstract

The aim of this research paper is to find out how visual materials affect student’s understanding on literature and their perception towards usage of visual materials to learning literature. The targets of this research were 39 form 4 intermediate class students in a secondary school in Ipoh town, Perak. Students’ understanding on literature is based on their score in the vocabulary recognition test. Questionnaire and semi-structured interview were used to obtain students’ insight on usage of visual materials in learning literature. Using the visual materials, students can understand the literature and word meanings better. They showed positive attitude towards usage of visual materials during literature class.

  Keywords

Literacy, literature, visual materials.