The method presented here provides the basis for a course in American prose for
EFL students. Understanding and appreciation of American prose is a difficult task for
the students because they come into contact with works that are full of cultural
baggage and far apart from their own world. The audio visual aid is one of the
alternatives to sensitize the students to the topic and the cultural background. Instead
of proving the ready-made audio visual aids, teachers can involve students to actively
engage in a more task oriented audiovisual project. Here, the teachers encourage their
students to create their own audio visual aids using colors, pictures, sound and
gestures as a point of initiation for further discussion. The students can use color that
has become a strong element of fiction to help them calling up a forceful visual
representation. Pictures can also stimulate the students to build their mental image.
Sound and silence, which are a part of the fabric of literature, may also help them to
increase the emotional impact.