ERIC Number: EJ1099311
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 6
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Beyond Film: Exploring the Content of Movies
Scacco, John
English Teaching Forum, v45 n1 p10-15 2007
This article looks at the use of movies in the language-learning classroom. The author promotes the use of the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird" due to its content, which involves poverty, racial inequality and mental illness, and to the availability of websites related to its use in English classrooms. The author highlights six scenes for understanding the movie, pre-viewing, while viewing, and post-viewing activities, as well as suggestions for Internet follow-up. An example WebQuest is included.
Descriptors: Films, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners, Teaching Methods, Web Sites, Multimedia Instruction, Film Study, Internet, Learning Activities, Educational Benefits, United States History, Racial Relations, Video Technology
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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