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Using Film As A Multimodal Text In The Language Classroom, Kate Marie Steckmest
Using Film As A Multimodal Text In The Language Classroom, Kate Marie Steckmest
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Film is a powerful medium for language acquisition; Not only does viewing films allow learners to experience language used in various real-life contexts, but the medium of film itself is a form of communication. Through the active viewing of films, students can explore how people with diverse backgrounds, accents, and cultures communicate using multiple modes such as gestures, images, and sounds. When learners are familiar with the techniques used by filmmakers to convey meaning, they can use the medium of film themselves to tell their stories and share their perspectives through filmmaking projects. Such projects can be collaborative and engaging …
Suggestions For Using Films In The English As A Second Language Classroom. A Sample Unit: But What If The Dream Comes True, Charmaine Ann Horvath
Suggestions For Using Films In The English As A Second Language Classroom. A Sample Unit: But What If The Dream Comes True, Charmaine Ann Horvath
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The following paper is offered to the ESL instructor who would like to have more information concerning the proper usage of film in the classroom. The types of films, roles and goals of the instructor when deciding to use a film in class, general criteria suggested in choosing a film and guidelines to aid the instructor in preparing and applying the film to his class are included. The paper also deals with specific techniques, activities and exercises which can be used in conjunction with a film, depending on the specific language goal in mind. The film, But What if the …
Motion Picture Screen Plays For The Study Of English As A Second Language, Frances Vivian Rudolph
Motion Picture Screen Plays For The Study Of English As A Second Language, Frances Vivian Rudolph
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This material contains six motion picture screenplays for the study of English as a second language. Each screenplay is lightly comical, situations and conflicts of interest to the high school age and above. The motion pictures, to be later made from the screenplays, will lend themselves to many facets of language learning, but more particularly to that of either values clarification, pronunciation, or sentence structure.
Films In French: Suggestions For Use And Selected Examples, Rosemary Ann Cook
Films In French: Suggestions For Use And Selected Examples, Rosemary Ann Cook
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