A teacher of class VII asks her learners to bring at least two or three objects from home and she asks them exchange the objects among themselves. She now asks them to describe the objects in their hands In at least ten sentences. What are the objects known as in language teaching-learning materials?

Teaching Learning Material (TLM), also known as instructional aids, facilitate a teacher in achieving the learning objectives formulated by her/him before starting teaching-learning activities. These are used by teachers to help learners to learn concept with ease and efficiency.

• Realia refers to the objects associated with everyday life to be used in the classroom. Using realia in the language class means bringing real objects as teaching aids. It includes coin, newspaper, map, tickets, fruits, vegetables, etc.

Important Points

We use realia as language teaching-learning materials because it:​

• facilitates the learning process in a meaningful and productive way.

• makes learning more interesting by bringing the class to real-world.
• helps learners associate words with objects they see in real life.
• ensures the use of accurate and realistic teaching-learning materials.
• encourages classroom interaction and helps in meeting individual differences.

Hence, we can conclude that the above-mentioned objects are known as 'Realia' in language teaching-learning materials.