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The Imaginative Use of Projected Visuals
Author(s) -
Carter Thomas P.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1974.tb02591.x
Subject(s) - overhead projector , variety (cybernetics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , expression (computer science) , computer science , overhead (engineering) , projection (relational algebra) , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , psychology , artificial intelligence , visual arts , art , algorithm , programming language , operating system
Visual materials for the overhead projector are often misused or used uneconomically. The frequent recourse to visual aids merely because they are visual is pedagogically and psychologically questionable. This article offers suggestions for (1) types of material that most effectively can be given an immediate visual reference and (2) methods by which the teacher can best present such materials, with reference to oral activity in the classroom. In the discussion of types of materials, it is proposed that materials designed for projection should follow structural rather than purely contextual criteria; the selection of linguistic patterns to be used precedes the choice of specific content. It also seems preferable to design materials according to their degree of visual appropriateness or necessity. Various techniques for presenting materials are discussed, for both teacher‐controlled and free expression. Standard oral exercises and visually oriented exercises share two important principles: economy and imagination. By economy is understood the generation of many possible sentences from a limited number of images or cues; imagination, especially in its etymological sense, is essential for devising such materials and exploiting them through a variety of techniques. The ultimate proposal is for a reexamination of the philosophy and implementation of projected visual aids.