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In arranging your slides, there is a recommended proportion that may help you in creating a

better slide described in the following:
a. Title: 1 slide only (showing what the research is going to be about)
b. Introduction: 3-4 slides (describing the considerations in choosing the topic, why it is of interest
to you and to the subject area in general, what is already known, what your actual research

questions are.

c. Literature Review: 2-3 slides (covering the literature which support your research topic. Simply
put the main points and explain them in more spoken details)

d. Methods and materials: 2-3 slides (describing what methods you are proposing and how you

can conduct them)

Practice

Making Effective Visual Aids

Activity 1

After identifying the more effective power point slides, read the following excerpts change

the slides into more effective slides. Look at the example.

1. A large number of studies in the literature have examined factors influencing WTC in general social
situations. Factors affecting EFL learners’ WTC in instructional settings are still understudied (Riasati

& Rahimi, 2018). Moreover, the questionnaires used in most of the studies are general WTC
questionnaires adapted from McCroskey and Richmond (1990) or MacIntyre, Baker, Clément, and

Conrod (2001). These questionnaires are not specific to EFL classroom settings. Consequently, the
questionnaires may not specifically measure EFL learners’ WTC within educational settings. Thus,
there is still a need to investigate EFL learners’ WTC in instructional settings via a more specific self-

report that is restricted to EFL classroom settings, particularly in Indonesian EFL contexts.

Less effective Effective

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