Report on Learning Foreign Language

Running head: CRITICAL APPRAISAL
CRITICAL APPRAISAL: POSTERS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
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Executive Summary
Foreign language learning enables individuals for intercultural communication and their
subsequent growth and development. Visual aids like pictures, posters, videos play an important
role in facilitating foreign language learning. This report presents the argument that posters play
an important role in ensuring success in learning foreign language. It critically appraises five
articles describing the importance of posters in foreign language learning. It also describes the
issues associated with the research methods applied in the articles. The report also summarizes
the advantages and disadvantages of posters in association with language learning. After
analyzing the contents of the articles, it can be concluded that posters are efficient means of
improving the vocabulary and communication skills of students.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................4
2. Critical Appraisal...................................................................................................................5
Article 1.......................................................................................................................................5
Article 2.......................................................................................................................................8
Article 3.......................................................................................................................................9
Article 4.....................................................................................................................................10
Article 5.....................................................................................................................................12
3. Conclusion.............................................................................................................................13
4. Reference List.......................................................................................................................15

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1. Introduction
A foreign language is defined as a language, which is not native to the speaker and is not
spoken in the society. Learning a foreign language enables the speaker to communicate
effectively with individuals who are native speakers of the particular foreign language.
Moreover, learning of foreign languages enables the individuals to gain access to different
cultures. Learning of foreign languages enables individuals to develop linguistic and social skills
(Keysar, Hayakawa & An, 2012). Visual tools aid in proper understanding and learning of a
foreign language. The different types of visual tools that enable foreign language learning are
posters, pictures, illustrations, figures, presentations and videos. Videos however fall into the
category of audio-visual tools (Konomi, 2014).
Visual tools enable learning of foreign languages as individuals can correlate the images
with the words in their memory (Aryanti & Emzir, 2016). Visual tools not only help in foreign
language learning but also enhance the learning experience and ensure student participation in
large numbers. This report focuses on the critical appraisal of posters in foreign language
teaching. Visual tools help students in writing and speaking in a foreign language. Moreover, it
also helps the students to improve their grammar and vocabulary skills in association with the
particular foreign language. In addition, visual tools enable the teachers to enhance their teaching
experiences and creativity by creating new posters and presentations for the students (Moeller &
Catalano, 2015).
This report presents the argument that posters play an important role in foreign language
learning. This report focuses on the critical appraisal of poster presentations as an effective
visual tool described in five research articles. Each research article is thoroughly criticized based