nghe nhìn

Definition

Adjective:
- Audiovisual: Relating to both hearing and sight; involving the use of both sound and visual elements.
- Audio-visual: Pertaining to materials or equipment that use recorded pictures and sound.
Noun:
- Audiovisual(s): The combined use of sound and visual materials, such as in teaching or presentations. Often used in the plural form "audiovisuals" to refer to the equipment or materials themselves.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- Giáo viên sử dụng phương pháp nghe nhìn để dạy ngoại ngữ. (The teacher uses the audiovisual method to teach foreign languages.)
- Đây là một thiết bị nghe nhìn hiện đại. (This is a modern audio-visual device.)
Noun:
- Phòng học được trang bị đầy đủ nghe nhìn. (The classroom is fully equipped with audiovisuals.)
- Khoa sưu tầm nhiều tài liệu nghe nhìn. (The faculty collects many audiovisual materials.)

Advanced Usage

"Phương pháp nghe nhìn" (The Audio-visual Method): A specific language teaching methodology developed in the 1950s-60s that emphasizes learning through structured situational dialogues presented via audiovisual means (e.g., filmstrips with synchronized audio), before learning to read or write.
- Phương pháp nghe nhìn chú trọng vào việc nghe và nhìn các tình huống giao tiếp thực tế. (The audio-visual method focuses on listening to and viewing real-life communication situations.)

Variants and Related Words

Nghe-nhìn: A hyphenated variant sometimes used.
Thính thị (less common): A Sino-Vietnamese term with the same meaning (auditory + visual).
Audiovisual (English loanword): Often used interchangeably in technical or academic contexts.

Synonyms

Trực quan sinh động: Vivid and visual (implies a multi-sensory, engaging presentation but is not a direct synonym).
Đa phương tiện: Multimedia (a broader modern term that encompasses audiovisual elements and more).

Related Phrases

Giáo cụ nghe nhìn / Thiết bị nghe nhìn: Audiovisual teaching aids / Audiovisual equipment.
- Việc đầu tư vào giáo cụ nghe nhìn làm tăng hiệu quả giảng dạy. (Investing in audiovisual teaching aids increases teaching effectiveness.)
Tài liệu nghe nhìn: Audiovisual materials/resources.
Kỹ thuật nghe nhìn: Audiovisual technology/techniques.

Notes on Meaning

The term nghe nhìn is a compound of "nghe" (to hear/listen) and "nhìn" (to look/see). It functions as a single lexical unit in modern Vietnamese.
It is primarily used in educational, technical, and media contexts to describe methods, materials, or equipment that engage both the auditory and visual senses.