Exploring young learners' perceptions of learning English Language through Images: Case of Elite Private School

Abstract

Teaching a foreign language as English involves teachers to find appropriate methods and techniques to transmit information and ideas in a clear and simple way to learners and to make teaching this foreign language more motivating and easier for learners' understanding. The purpose of this work was to explore young learners' perceptions of English language through Images. Images take an important place in our daily life and can be found in a number of fields and variety of ways. The use of images as a tool in teaching/learning process enables to develop several important roles for both teachers and learners. To reach this purpose, a case study research was conducted in Elite private school specialized on teaching foreign language, relying on two research instruments for data collection: a teachers’ questionnaire addressed to five EFL teachers from the private school and a classroom observation dealt with in the same school for 06 sessions . Quantitative and qualitative analysis data revealed that the use of images in English language teaching is beneficial in motivating and attracting young learners to achieve a good proficiency level. In conclusion, this work highlights that the use of images in the teaching/learning process allows teachers and learners to explore foreign language acquisition easily.