Effective Learning from Authentic Video Content

2. Effective Learning with
Authentic Video
Antonia Clare

4. It engages students – they love it
– it’s very motivating –
it changes the dynamic – gets
students really speaking – wakes
them up – it’s fun – students
don’t know what’s going to
happen, so they’re interested –
there’s an element of surprise –
good for listening skills – it helps
them with real language - it
offers a different perspective,
and deepens their cultural
understanding”

5. 1 Brings the real world into the
classroom
2 Increases language comprehension
(and acquisition)

7. 1 Brings the real world into the
classroom
2 Increases language comprehension
(and acquisition)
3 Inspires creativity
and + develops new
literacies

8. Using video as a springboard

10. First facts:
He’s handsome / He’s clean-cut
He’s OK-looking / He’s in his
twenties, or early thirties
He likes football
He’s got a big family
He’s quite ambitious
…etc

11. What can you tell me…?

15. Happy?

17. “ I believe f_____ is more
important than money. Family can
en_____ your life: your parents,
your siblings, your children.
Hearing your child laugh on a bad
day will br_____ your m_____. It
does for me.”
“L_____ is more important than
money. I think family and having,
like, a n_______ e_______ to grow
up in.”

18. ‘I think this podcast is really
useful. because nowadays we
prefer to learn from media. Just
reading book is not enough
content students. And. when I
watch the video. also I can see
subtitle. It’s very helpful for
improving my listening skill.’ Ju

19. ‘In my opinion it is really useful
because you can hear the
pronunciation of different words.
In first time you try to understand
what are they talking about. In
second time you concentrate how
they prononciate English words.
Therefore it is useful to see English
in a conservation.’ Stiliyana

20. ‘ Yes, the movies with scripts are
very useful, because students can
learn more about the details of the
spoken language in situations not
so formal. Listening and reading at
the same time will surely improve
the confidence of the students to
engage in more conversations day
by day.’ Felipe

21. Using video as a springboard
for creativity or digital
literacies

25. Effective learning from authentic
video content?
• Relevant to real life skills, rich source of authentic
language input (motivating + memorable)
• Builds tolerance of ambiguity (it’s OK to work with
partial understanding, it’s OK to guess)
• Maintains interest and therefore concentration and
engagement in listening
• Allows learners to view and actively participate at
their desired pace
• Acts as a model and stimulus for speaking tasks,
role-plays or and creative project work

26. “ Using authentic video can provide a
compelling and immersive
educational experience.”
Fill and Ottewill, 2006

29. Recommended Reading
• Using Authentic Video in the Language
Classroom: Jane Sherman, 2003, CUP
• Designing Authenticity into Language
Learning Materials: Freda Mishan, 2005:

30. Thank you!
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