Brief Introduction
Find out how teaching with short film can bring alive the learning of languages and introduce rich cultural content to lessons.Course Summary
This course is designed for language teachers who want to use short films as a tool to engage their students and improve their language skills. You'll learn how to select and use short films effectively, as well as how to develop activities that will help your students improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to select and use short films effectively
- Develop activities to improve your students' language skills
- Engage your students with exciting and relevant content
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Develop effective strategies for using short films in language teaching
- Create engaging and effective activities to improve students' language skills
- Improve your own language teaching skills and techniques
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of language teaching
- Access to short films and a computer with internet connection
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online self-paced course
- Videos, readings, quizzes and discussions
- Approximately 3 hours per week over 4 weeks
Similar Courses
- Using Film to Teach English
- Teaching English Online
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Larry Ferlazzo
- Vicki Davis
Related Books
Requirements
- The core target audience is language educators, in any setting, who want to develop their professional expertise in film-rich approaches to teaching. The examples of practice will be drawn from the UK, though the short films we use come from all over the world. There is an inbuilt default in the work we’re drawing on towards French and Spanish language learning, though we will take care to generalise away from specific languages wherever possible. Prospective learners need nothing more than a curiosity about film, the world, and about how people learn languages.
Knowledge
- Some key pedagogies and approaches to teaching languages using short film.Working with creative technologies in language learning.Assessing language learning using the different dimensions of film including sound, image and time.Film language and language learning.Film sound and languages, and how sound can be exploited for language learning.Teaching with film music and genre.Film dialogue and language learning.The film image and language learning - how the varying dimensions of the film image can be used in language teaching and learning.Exploring body language, facial expression and the image in film, for use in the languages classroom.Film time and languages - flashbacks, backstory and the past tense. Present tense, narrating and ellipsis. Flash Forward, prediction and future tense.
Summary of User Reviews
Discover how to use short films to teach language skills with this engaging online course from FutureLearn. Students have praised the course for its practicality and relevance to language teaching, giving it high overall ratings. Many have found the hands-on approach to be particularly effective.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
Practical and relevant content for language teachingPros from User Reviews
- Hands-on approach to learning
- Engaging and practical content
- Accessible to beginners in filmmaking
- Useful resources and materials provided
- Great community support from instructors and fellow learners
Cons from User Reviews
- Some felt the course was too basic
- Limited focus on advanced filmmaking techniques
- Not suitable for those looking for a more theoretical approach
- Course material could be more structured
- Some technical difficulties reported with the online platform
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