A recent study has found that the most memorable photos have a little "strangeness" about them, and include people and a sense of movement. The best pictures to use in this activity contain one scene with many different objects. You can find a more detailed description and timeline on how we use it in this transcript of a recent podcast I produced. Research has shown that it is an effective way for students to learn to develop vocabulary and to read. It takes advantage of student prior knowledge and visual clues and builds on the key strength of inductive learning-the brain's natural desire to seek out and remember patterns. The PWIM uses an inductive process (in which students seek patterns and use them to identify their broader meanings and significance), as opposed to a deductive process (where meanings or rules are given, and students have to then apply them). They convert those sentence categories into paragraphs, and, finally, arrange the paragraphs into essays. Next they complete a "cloze" (or fill-in-the-blank) activity with sentences about the picture which they then put into categories of their own. In it, students first brainstorm twenty words related to a picture, then put those words into categories and add new ones that fit those categories.
The Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) is one of our favorites.
Usable images for lessons can be found online or teachers and students can take and use their own.
ESL LEARNING ENGLISH WITH DO DOES HOW TO
Though the origin of this popular adage is unclear, one thing is clear: using photos with English-Language Learners (ELLs) can be enormously effective in helping them learn far more than a thousand words - and how to use them.
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