The Use of Movies In Language Teaching

1. The Use of
Movies in
Language
Teaching
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2. Using movies can be an entertaining and motivating tool also
for learners with different skill level.
Movies provide the learners with real-life language
input, which
may be difficult to receive otherwise in a non-English-speaking
environment.
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3. Combining both audio and visuality makes film a
comprehensive tool for language teaching.
The visuality also supports the students: it helps learners
by supporting the verbal message and provides a focus of
attention while they listen.
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4. Films can even to some extent substitute for the input
that EFL students cannot receive from outside the classroom. In
addition, real spoken language includes several characteristics
that a textbook cannot present.
These characteristics are for instance false starts, incomplete
sentences and hesitations. There are also several regional,
gender and ethnic variations and also differences in the level of
formality.
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5. Movies in
different areas
of foreign
language teaching
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6. Teaching Oral Skills
Textbooks usually do not teach for instance small talk and
conversational interaction. Thus, films can be an effective way to
motivate the learners to develop their oral skills, since movies
usually present the most current and real language with for
instance different types of fashionable words or expressions.
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7. Teaching Writing Skills
Movies can bring variety to writing tasks. Some examples of
writing tasks based on a movie could be for example a movie
review, a review comparing a movie and a book, writing an
alternative ending to the movie or writing a letter to one of the
characters of the movie.
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8. Teaching Vocabulary
Films can help to learn for instance vocabulary around a
certain theme. It is possible to teach vocabulary and even ready
scripts of a certain social situation with the help of television.
With sufficient repetition and practising even a beginner learner
may be able to acquire a great amount of vocabulary despite his
or her previous linguistic experience.
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9. Teaching Grammar
Using films to teach grammar is worth trying.
Moreover, grammar assignments based on a film could be for
example gap-fill exercise, an introduction to new grammar
topic, a revision of already learned grammar topic or coming up
with a grammar rule based on a scene of the film.
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10. Teaching Cultural
Aspects
Films provide an entertaining way to get to know these
somewhat less known English-speaking areas. A film can work as
springboard for culture discussions, as an introduction to new
culture, or as an informative material. Both written and oral
assignments about cultural topics are possible, and they can be
done both individually and in groups.
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11. Activi
ties
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12. Describing a scene
Debate about topic
What will happen next?
Vocabulary list
Dialog role playing
Fill in the blanks
Writing or commenting about movies
Describing adjectives, feelings etc about the film
Idiomatic expressions related to movie
Showing students the picture, asking them what they
think
the film will be about
What is the message of the film?
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