2. Why use movie making in LT?
• Digital natives
• Exploit creativity and technological ability
• Students are able to learn English in an
exciting and more personal manner as
opposed to being boringly drilled in the
mechanics of the English language.
• Students are not only able to learn English but
are also able to develop their abilities to use
new technology http://www.dailyefl.com/?p=93
3. Benefits – teacher’s view
• ‘Students who were terrified of speaking forgot their fears as they
argued over the advisability of using a digital camera or cell phone
camera in a particular location.
• …Students who would never have gone out together became friends as
they made the movie and all of them forgot that most of the time they
were speaking a language they thought was difficult….
• As an instructor, I valued the camaraderie created by the project, the
sense of purpose students seemed to have in class, and the increased
attention to grammatical detail in their scripts.
• The movie project reached all the students with the great improvement in
speech and confidence showing up among the weakest students. ’
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Hazzard-MakingMovies.html
4. Benefits: Students’ view
• ‘Making the movie encouraged my
group to study hard. For example, I
study English harder and my movie skill
is developed.’
• ‘I had a good time while making a
movie. I met new friends”
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Hazzard-MakingMovies.html
5. Feedback: ULLC…Ken
• Everbody enjoy it
• We have a very
happy time not just
when we finish it –
we enjoy the time
when we do it.
6. And from Wen
• Everbody learned
something from the
work
• Team work
7. Film –making process
Prof. R. Saddler (”A movie making esl class,” December 2008).
1. Preproduction” (Planning out the script)
2. “Postproduction” (Redrafting and editing)
3. “Constructive Criticism” (Students can critique each
others work after they post it on the class blog)
4. “Presentation” (Students give speeches about their
movies and reflect on the movie making process)
8. For younger/lower level learners:
Groups of students rehearse and perform a drama with script at appropriate
target language level provided by teacher
Teacher makes a video-recording of the dramas
Teacher uses Windows Moviemaker or other video editing software to edit the
video-recording and adds subtitles relevant to the action in the video
Alternatively, students write the subtitles themselves
Students watch each others dramas – language is reinforced through use of
subtitles
OR
Students make a recording of a school trip/nature walk etc. and narrate what is
happening/add subtitles relevant to the action
9. • Try out this movie script activity from:
http://www.dailyefl.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/movie-script-activity.doc
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/filmmaking.htm
10. Useful Websites
• Motivating ESL/EFL Students to Use English Through Movie Making
(Dana Hazzard)
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Hazzard-MakingMovies.html
• Video in EFL Classrooms
(Dr. Samir M. Rammal.)
http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers/articles/video-in-efl-classrooms.html
• Movie Script Activity for the ESL/EFL classroom
(Professor Randall Saddler, of the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
http://www.dailyefl.com/?p=53
Adding drama to the Language Classroom
http://www.eslbase.com/articles/drama.asp
