audiovisual aid
- noun
- /ˌɔːdiəʊˈvɪʒuəl eɪd/
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material audiovisual
- Level two courses are taught very much in the traditional manner by textbook assignments supplemented with audiovisual aids and library work.
- the use of audiovisual aids
Examples
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The absence of electricity in classrooms rules out the use of audiovisual aids with the students.
Academic text (1996) -
A variety of reading and audiovisual aids need to be used as information sources.
Academic text (1999) -
Drill and audiovisual aids are essential.
Academic text (1994) -
Materials of instruction such as textbooks, trade books, audiovisual aids, illustrations, and consumable items such as construction paper and art supplies.
Academic text (1996) -
Each list usually contains such items as group study sessions, hands-on experience, a quiet place to study, discussion in groups or classrooms, and use of audiovisual aids.
Academic text (1992) -
The facilitation of learning rests not upon the teaching skills of the leader, not upon scholarly knowledge of the field, not upon curricular planning, not upon the use of audiovisual aids, not upon the programmed learning used, not upon lectures and presentations.
Academic text (2012) -
In her presentation, she used an audiovisual aid to combine video clips with her speech.
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The teacher incorporated an audiovisual aid to help students better understand the complex topic.
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Using an audiovisual aid, the trainer effectively demonstrated the new software to the audience.
Synonyms
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2.5
A thing people use in class to help students learn, like pictures or models
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3.7
A device or material that uses both sight and sound to show information
A thing that uses both sight and hearing to give information
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'audiovisual' denotes combined audio and visual elements and 'aid' means something that helps, so together they clearly denote a tool that uses sight and sound to assist presentation or teaching. This follows a straightforward compounding pattern common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term audiovisual aid comes from the simple idea of using audio and visual tools together to give both 'sight and sound', like a film with sound or a slide with a spoken explanation. Because these tools show and tell at the same time, the phrase now means any tool used to help 'teaching' or explain things.