Using Movies in the Foreign Language Classroom: The Movie Journal Approach

  • Bray E
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Abstract

Foreign language teachers often want to use movies in the classroom because movies are a rich source of both language and culture and contain themes that can stimulate thought and discussion. However, showing movies to students without doing the time-consuming preparation of tasks for students to do before, during, or after watching the movie can limit the educational benefits. Using a movie journal solves this problem, and contains questions that students answer after watching a section of the movie in class. Writing in a movie journal before discussing the movie leads to more productive discussions as students have a chance to think about what they want to say and how best to express these ideas in the foreign language. 映画は言語と文化の宝庫である。思考や活発なディスカッションを促進させるテーマを含んでいるため、外国語教師はよくクラスで映画を使っている。視聴前・視聴中・視聴後に学生たちが行うタスクを準備して使用している。しかし、その準備には多大な時間がかかる。だからと言って、課題の準備もせずに、ただ映画を見せるだけでは教育学的利益は損なわれる。映画のセクション毎に学生が質問に答える形式のMovie Journalは、その問題を解決することができる。映画について話し合う前にMovie Journalで事前学習をすることで、学生たちが何を言いたいのか、自分の考えを外国語でどのように表現すれば一番伝わるのかを考える機会が生まれ、それがより活発なディスカッションにつながる。

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Bray, E. (2019). Using Movies in the Foreign Language Classroom: The Movie Journal Approach. The Language Teacher, 43(4), 9. https://doi.org/10.37546/jalttlt43.4-2

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