TY - JOUR TT - INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISUAL MATERIALS FOR TEACHING VOCABULARY AT PRIMARY LEVEL AU - Bhatti, Muhammad Safdar AU - Mukhtar, Rafia AU - Mazhar, Shumaila AU - Touqir, Imrana PY - 2017 DA - April DO - 10.18769/ijasos.309500 JF - IJASOS- International E-journal of Advances in Social Sciences JO - IJASOS PB - OCERINT International Organization Center of Academic Research WT - DergiPark SN - 2411-183X SP - 117 EP - 121 VL - 3 IS - 7 KW - English KW - vocabulary KW - pictures KW - charts KW - visual materials N2 - This article is designed to make a review ofteaching methodology at primary level. The main purpose of this article is toindicate effectiveness of visual materials for teaching vocabulary at Primarylevel and to find out the problems faced by the teachers. A survey wasconducted and analyzed with the help of qualitative research. 200 primary level teachers were chosenfrom District Bahawalpur. A questionnaire was provided to take teachers’ viewsregarding the use of visual materials i.e. (pictures and charts) that providesthe teachers a full opportunity to rely on the application of direct method ofteaching. This article is a gate way for English Teachers in general and primaryteachers in particular to achieve their mainly focused goals and suggestionsfor the solution of problems faced by them and the taught. Researchers’conclusion with suggestions and recommendations was also summed up at the endof the study. CR - Allen, V.F., (1983), Teaching in Teaching Vocabulary. Bajwa, M.S., (1999) Teaching of English. Bhatti, M. S.,(2010) Noor English Grammar and Composition. Bhalla, C. L.,(1963) Audio Visual Aids, National Defence Academy, Khadavaria Poona Dhand, H., (1990) Techniques of Teaching, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi. Eisen, E., (1947) Maps Globes and Charts in American school and university American Publishing. P197. Haq, M.S., (1989) An Approach to the Teaching of English. Hellen, M. Carpenter., (1964) Developing Pictures Reading Skills the Instructor September. Hill, J. W.,(1968) Audio Visual Materials and their Natural Use 4th Edition. Majid, S.,(2000) The Effect of Pre-School Education on language Comprehension of Children. Unpublished M. P.hil Thesis Teacher Education Department, AIOU, Islamabad. Mughal, N. H.,(2000) A study to Examine the Competencies of Teachers for Teaching English. Unpublished M.A Education Thesis, Teacher Education Department, AIOU, Islamabad. Pahuja, N P., (1995) Teaching of English Annual Publishers Private Limited New Delhi. Peter, Hubbard, (1986) Training Course for TEFL Oxford University Press London. P.132 Research Methodology (2009) Allied Material for M.A TEFL AIOU, Islamabad Taylor, L.,(1990) Teaching and Learning Vocabulary. Varshney, L. R., (2007). Wright, A., (1970) Visual Materials for Language Teaching. Wright, T., (2005) How to be a Brilliant English Teacher. UR - https://doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.309500 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/298194 ER -