Improving English Through Films
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This document outlines activities to improve English skills through watching films. It recommends preparing for films by introducing vocabulary, context, and expectations. While watching, students can take notes and read subtitles to connect ideas to the story and language. After watching, students discuss the film by sharing opinions, answering questions, and quoting parts to practice speaking and listening skills. The overall goals are to improve oral competence, learn new vocabulary, understand different cultures, and enjoy films in their original English version.
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Improving English Through Films
- 1. ImproveImprove your Englishyour English through filmsthrough films
- 2. GENERAL OBJECTIVESGENERAL OBJECTIVES • To improve oral competence • To check & learn vocabulary • To enlarge content (arts, Japanese culture …) • To enjoy films in the original version (English)
- 3. DIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDINGDIFFICULTIES IN UNDERSTANDING FILMSFILMS Movies are difficult to understand precisely because they are so "real world," at least from a linguistic perspective The Movie As Teacher http://www.eslnotes.com/Introduction.html • Out of the film context • Language in the film • Cultural Context in the film
- 5. WATCHING A FILM BEFORE WATCHING WHILE WATCHING AFTER WATCHING
- 6. BEFORE WATCHING OBJECTIVES • Anticipate content and practice for a better understanding - introducing vocabulary and grammar - giving clues about context of the story • Focus attention on interesting points • Create expectations
- 7. BEFORE WATCHING ACTIVITIES CONTEXT LANGUAGE • Synopsis • Director, Main characters • Review • Context Explanations • Film expectations • Glossary (trilingual) • Vocabulary & Grammar Explanations & Practice
- 8. WHILE WATCHING OBJECTIVES • Provide listening and reading practice together. • Connect ideas shown in the previewing activities with the film: story, characters, language • Check expectations
- 10. AFTER WATCHING OBJECTIVES • Remember important points of action • Remember important vocabulary • Practice oral language • Practice some grammar • Learn about a specific content
- 11. AFTER WATCHING ACTIVITIES SPEAKING LISTENING Other people’s opinion• Quotes • Goofs • Questions • Shots FURTHER ACTIVITIES - WRITING