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Lights! Camera! Action! Using Movies in EAP Content Courses

Lights! Camera! Action! Using Movies in EAP Content Courses. Joan Conway Dyanne Foskey CELCIS, Western Michigan University. Using Movies in Class. Reward? Emergency Lesson Plan?. Movies can help us. lead students to higher academic goals encourage enjoyment of reading

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Lights! Camera! Action! Using Movies in EAP Content Courses

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  1. Lights! Camera! Action! Using Movies in EAP Content Courses Joan Conway DyanneFoskey CELCIS, Western Michigan University

  2. Using Movies in Class • Reward? • Emergency Lesson Plan?

  3. Movies can help us • lead students to higher academic goals • encourage enjoyment of reading • lead Ss to more advanced writing • practice critical thinking • improve class discussions

  4. Miriam BurtNational Center for ESL Literacy Education Movies • combine visual and audio stimuli • are accessible to those who have not learned to read or write well • are based on stories

  5. allow students to see facial expressions/body language • hear stress, rhythm, intonation • hear real language – not simplified, slowed down • provide cultural and historical context

  6. How can we get elementary level students to write 2–3 page research reports? • My 7-week Elementary Reading/Writing course • Time for Kids Biography - Thomas Edison: A Brilliant Inventor • Barnes & Noble History Maker Bios - Thomas Edison • World Book Online

  7. Research Questions • What were some important experiences in Edison’s childhood that affected him in later life? • How did Edison change American life? • How did Edison make money as a child and as an adult? • What were some difficulties in Edison’s life?

  8. Video Support • Young Tom Edison • Edison, the Man Warner Brother Archive Collection YouTube Video clips precede reading.

  9. Clip from Young Tom Edison • Recitation • Punishment • Curious mind • Interest in Morse Code • Historical context

  10. Follow-up Activities • Comprehension questions • Past tense verb exercises • Summaries • Re-telling (Oral Summaries)

  11. Re-telling Schoolroom Scene Tom Edison and his sister went to a one-room school together. Their homework was to memorize and be able to say the names of all 33 states. The teacher called on Tannie. What happened next?

  12. Advantages of Using Movies • Support the reading • Provide a historical context • Reinforce vocabulary from text • Allow teachers to emphasize verb tenses • Provide a topic for discussion • Engage students in topic

  13. How do we get students to move beyond the text? • My 7-week Low-Advanced Reading/Writing course • American Ways (Pearson Longman)

  14. Course Background • Begins with a quote from the Declaration of Independence • We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. • Asks about the American Dream • Quote from John Kenneth White • America is not a place. It is a dream.

  15. 6 Traditional American Values • Individual Freedom & Self-Reliance • Equality of Opportunity & Competition • Material Wealth & Hard Work • Written Work • Answer comprehension questions • Paraphrase information • Write 1-paragraph essays and reaction papers

  16. The Pursuit of Happyness • Show how the 6 values play out in an American man’s life • Give worksheet with historical/cultural background information about this film (location, characters, etc)

  17. Before the Film • What is the American Dream? • interview with the Italian director • During the Film • 8 scenes are listed on the worksheet • Students need to identify which of the 6 American values are demonstrated in each scene • Clip: Chris is upset that his son is allowed to watch many hours of television at daycare.

  18. Chris is upset that his son is allowed to watch many hours of television at daycare. • Which of the 6 American values is playing out in this clip? • Individual Freedom & Self-Reliance • Equality of Opportunity & Competition • Material Wealth & Hard Work

  19. After the Movie • Does this movie illustrate the American Dream well? Explain. • What surprised/impacted you the most in this movie? Explain.

  20. Advantages of Using Movies at the end of an EAP Course • Allows the students to see the concepts of the 6 American values in a real life situation • Allows students to go beyond the reading and produce writings and discussion using critical thinking skills • Allows students to see those values in their daily interactions with Americans, especially in their university classes

  21. Thank you for your attention and participation. • Joan Conway joan.conway@wmich.edu • DyanneFoskey dyanne.foskey@wmich.edu

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