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In the current times they are important tools for learning a language. As the times have changed and so have the methods of learning. Comics can be seen as an innovation in the field of learning a language. The history of Comics was tainted with allegations of not being worthy enough tobe used for purpose of learning. The use of Comics was considered dangerous as they were assumed to have caused Juvenile Delinquency in children according to Fredric Wertham. Which lead to the ban on comic books. It is only recently that they are seeing the new light of library racks where educators and researchers are exposing students to comics as a new technique to learn vocabulary and acquire reading habits. Reading and Vocabulary forms an important component in language learning. In reading we come upon new words that can help one improve vocabulary, with the help of visual learning through comics a student can be motivated towards reading, which is otherwise a boring task for some. Acquiring a powerful word knowledge can be a daunting activity, memorizing every word and its meaning can be an unnerving task, but with the help of Comics this task can be made easy, fun and productive. As they are visual in nature, they can help the students re-connect and assemble the learning in amore structured manner.  \nKey Words: Comics, Classrooms, Pedagogy, Humor, Motivation, Retention, Techniques, Vocabulary, Reading.  \nIn the recent years the Classroom paradigms have shifted from a teacher centered space to a student centered space. It is required in the current times that teachers look at learning from a perspective that involves creativity and innovative techniques. Learning can be a tedious process, if not interesting it can lead to boredom. This can in turn lower the motivation of a student. In a recent survey on Humor as an important pedagogical instrument to be used in classroom; it showed that most of the students who are in a language class, often view their  \nclassrooms as haunted rooms of torture. They find their classes hard and stressful because of lack of understanding from the part of teacher. With the use of strategies and techniques a teacher can help in improving the motivation of students as well as promote retention. Language is a means of communication; it is essential to use language in order to communicate with one another. It helps in bringing ideas, opinions, thoughts and feelings. There are four important components that are vital in English teaching, they are: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. In teaching and learning a language there are four aspects that support four language skills such as: Grammar, vocabulary, spelling and Pronunciation.  \nWill Eisner’s book called Comics and Sequential art (2008, first published in 1985), which is considered to be one of the fundamental books within the field. Eisner simply defines comics as “Sequential art”, in which images and letters together form a narrative. The second definition comes from Scott McLouds highly acclaimed book-Understanding Comics: The invisible art 1993 mentions that all we might actually need in terms of a definition i.e.“Sequential Art”, he argues that with a more specific definition we are able to explore comics and their history in another way.  \nAs we know, historically comics were considered to be a threat to the people’s ability to read and write (Eisner, 1994); However, more recently researchers and educators have started to realize the potential of comics that can","cbCail8rCB3ZjslH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail8rCB3ZjslH","pdf",425232,16,"English","# Introduction\n## Comics as Innovative Language-Learning Technique\n## Language Skills and Classroom Shift","[{\"question\":\"Why are comics considered useful in language classrooms?\",\"answer\":\"Comics support vocabulary and reading through visual learning, which increases motivation and makes reading less boring.\"},{\"question\":\"What historical objections does the text mention about using comics in education?\",\"answer\":\"Educators once treated comics as taboo, with allegations that they could lead to juvenile delinquency, leading to bans on comic books.\"},{\"question\":\"How do comics help with retention according to the document?\",\"answer\":\"The document states that comics can aid long-term retention of concepts, citing examples where learners recalled terms well after course completion.\"}]","New Academia - An International Journal of English Language, Literature and Literary Theory - Special Issue Feb. 2019 | PDF",1790614650,25]