1. ENGLISH LEARNING
THROUGH
ARTS, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND WEB 2.0
Aiden Yeh
TESOL 2009
VDMIS Academic Session
Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages
2. OBJECTIVES
Collaborative photostory project designed for
intermediate EFL learners which blends
arts, English songs, digital media and web 2.0
Students’ learning context and needs, and the
integration of project-based learning assessment
Exhibit student-produced videos that presents
unique interpretations of art pieces, music, lyrics
and images that are visually and emotionally
captivating
3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Develop • through a photostory project
listening/speaking designed to increase
competence and confidence in
and reading/writing
these areas
fluency
• Such as Digital technology
(PPT, video, audio)
Enhance technical • Such as Web 2.0 tools
(blogs, podcast, etc)
skills
• Skills needed to complete
language learning task s
4. MULTIMEDIA TOOLS
Audio Recording & Editing : Audacity, Goldwave
Video Recording & Editing: Digital Camera, Windows
Movie Maker
Audio Visual Presentation:
PowerPoint, Graphics, Fonts
7. COLLABORATIVE TASK PROCESS
• Samples
1st
• Framework
Stage
• Planning
2nd
LEARNING • Writing/Editing
Stage
PROCESS • Producing
• Final work
3rd presentation
• Group/self-
Stage
evaluation
8. BLENDING ARTS & MUSIC IN LANGUAGE
INTERPRETATIONS:
A PHOTOSTORY PROJECT
9. ARTIST SELECTION
If you were to introduce an artist, who would
choose and why?
Choose an artist (someone who paints) and provide
information about him.
Provide reasons why you chose this artist.
Describe his art. What is his style or philosophy in
creating art?
Show one or two examples of his/her art.
10. ART (VISUAL & MUSIC) SELECTION
Create a short photostory (2-3 minutes) using powerpoint
(PPS) or WMV
Include pictures of the artist’s work that match the
lyrics/message of the selected song
The background music should express any of the following:
i. Theme of his/her work
ii. Artist’s personality
iii. Any aspect of the artist’s work and/or life
Students should listen and understand the lyrics. What is the
music telling the audience and how does it match the
illustrations that will be shown?
Use the Van Gogh photostory as an example.
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/starryindex.html
See Samples, http://ienglish2006.blogspot.com/
11. LANGUAGE GOALS
Oral Language
Interpretation
Presentation
(Music & Visuals)
Deeply understand
Use descriptive the message of the
language to song beyond the
describe the artist’s literal definition of
life and work the lyrics
Apply that
Present strong
understanding by
position statements
matching the texts
for choosing the
with appropriate
artist and song
visuals from the
composition
artist’s art collection
