Traditional Teaching Vs. Modern Teaching with the Use of Video Clips: A Comparative Experimental Study in Teaching Prepositional Phrase to Grade 7 Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

When learning the English language, it is so important to have an understanding of grammar. One area that requires understanding is the function of prepositional phrase (Jumat 2011). The researcher anchored this study on Laird's Sensory Stimulation Theory. Through stimulating the visual senses, learning can be enhanced. This theory also says that when multi-senses are stimulated, greater learning takes place.

METHODS

The researcher used the comparative experimental method design to gather the necessary information. The statistical treatments applied in the study were the frequency, percent distributions, t-test, and Pearson r correlation.

RESULTS

The visuals encourage the respondents to participate in class, the movements of the teacher help them learn, they pay a lot of attention to what the teacher is discussing. The students Strongly Agree that they are motivated to learn about prepositional phrase. The traditional way of teaching is effective based on the results.

DISCUSSIONS

Using software as a means of teaching is effective because it activates more senses that causes the students to focus on the video. Since the students are considered as the 21st century learners, they tend to focus a lot on the video. Traditional way of teaching is still an effective teaching method applied inside the classroom. The teacher should activate first the students' senses using motivation for better learning with the help of video clip as a means of teaching. There is no single best way of teaching, so the teacher must consider his/her students' interests in order for him/her to provide a better learning. The 21st century learners are into technology.