FILM IN DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILL IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Cover Image

ФИЛМ У РАЗВИЈАЊУ ВЕШТИНЕ СЛУШАЊА У НАСТАВИ ЕНГЛЕСКОГ ЈЕЗИКА КАО СТРАНОГ
FILM IN DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILL IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Author(s): Bojana Crnogorac Stanišljević
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning, Preschool education, School education, Higher Education , Pedagogy
Published by: Zajednica učiteljskih fakulteta Srbije
Keywords: film;listening skill;English;technique;subtitles

Summary/Abstract: This paper will try to explain and point to the importance and multiple advantages of using film as authentic material in teaching English in order to develop listening skill. The paper highlights the benefits of video material, and/or film as pedagogical means, such as: authentic language, visual support to speech, vivid cultural context and motivation development. The role of visual information in solving the problem of difficulty of authentic language has also been shown, as well as in clarifying meaning and better understanding. The criteria that a teacher should take into consideration while selecting films have also been listed. The overview of previous research on the influence of using video material on listening comprehension has been given. A special part is dedicated to problems of using subtitles. In the end, the proposal of using film in teaching English as a foreign language has been shown on the example of the documentary. The proposal includes the activities that are used during three phases of film watching technique: before, during and after watching.

  • Issue Year: 18/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 347-356
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Serbian
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