THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF CARTOONS IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO THE CHILDREN OF GRADE 5: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of cartoons in teaching English at elementary level in public sector schools. Two objectives were formulated for this study. Sixty four students were selected through simple random sampling technique. Thirty two students were taught parts of speech through traditional method whereas the same number of students was taught with the help of cartoons. A pre-test was taken from the children about their knowledge about parts of speech. Both groups scored almost the same. After teaching them the decided content, a post test was conducted and the scores were compared using paired sample t-test. Both groups varied significantly in scores this time. The study concludes that cartoons have been effective aids in teaching English. This study underpins the importance of the use of cartoons in teaching of vocabulary in English.