A
flashcard or flash card is a set of cards bearing information, as words or
numbers, on either or both sides, used in classroom drills or in private study.
One writes a question on a card and an answer overleaf. Flashcards can bear vocabulary,
historical dates, formulas or any subject matter that can be learned via a
question and answer format. Types: picture and word sentence flash cards- of
post card size-15 inch long and 3 inch wide
Importance/uses/advantages in ELT
1. Teach reading
2. Perform commands
3. Word recognition exercises
4. Vocabulary teaching with pictures
5. Grammatical rules-sentence structures
6. Pronunciation drills
7. Alphabets for early age
8. Group[ work -pair work
9. Students
will be active and attentive -interested
10. a really handy resource-easy to create
11. appeal to visual learners
12. very funny and effective-interactive
13. can be least expensive
14. helps memorize content
