Teaching Short Films in the EFL Classroom - Single View

Short films offer a wide range of possibilities for the EFL classroom. Films in general provide authentic and varied language as well as a visual context. Used in the language learning classroom they can increase students motivation and help them to develop all four communicative skills. Films can also train students media literacy which plays an increasingly important role in modern society. This seminar aims at discussing the question of why and how teachers should use the genre of the short film in the language classroom. We will discuss the viewing and analysis process of films as well as the planning of a teaching unit based on a short film.

Participants will get the chance to develop micro-teaching units, which will be discussed within the seminar and taught in a workshop for year 9/10 pupils. This workshop will take place three times (16/06, 17/06, 24/06, 9am-3pm) You will have to take part at ONE workshop day only.

Requirements: active participation, presentation and teaching of a micro-teaching unit, short reflection in written form