Video Movies in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Authors

David Wood

Publication Date

1996-12-01

Abstract

This present examines the combination of the most motivating audio-visual resource, the movie, and one of the most effective language-teaching methodologies, the communicative approach, starting with a detailed rationale for the use of movies in TEFL in Section Two. Attention is paid to the effect which the irrepressible interest films can generate with teachers and students. Section Three continues with a discussion of whether video movies can be considered as an aspect of literature or whether their essential nature is something quite different, and of exactly what elements of their language and content are the most appropriate for teaching English with. The paper concludes with Section Four, an overview of some of the main principles of "film communication" (the term coined by this current author to describe the communicative use of video movies in TEFL) such as: continuity of learning environment, target language, cultural transparency, enjoyment of understanding, target-mode balance, a whole-movie approach.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.26.1.6

First Page

45

Last Page

52

Recommended Citation

Wood, David (1996) "Video Movies in Teaching English as a Foreign Language," PASAA: Vol. 26: Iss. 1, Article 6.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.26.1.6
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol26/iss1/6