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Learning language and culture through movies

Learning language and culture through movies

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English

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Diana A.

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Learning language and culture through movies

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Pick a plot

Pick something that is: engaging, familiar and not complex in terms of language

Don't choose something for its cinematic appeal such as thrillers

Example of good films to choose: movies made for children or rom-coms

3

Subtitles vs dubbing

Use CC or subtitles so you can learn spelling, pronunciation and repetition of frequently used words.

Note: you might want to watch the movie first so you understand the plot and enjoy yourself.

4

View in chunks

You can divide the movie in chunks of 20-30 mins

You can read the plot of the movie first and decide where you want to stop

You can follow Freytag's model

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Note taking

First decide what you want to focus on.

Never pick all skills at once.

Keep note of the vocabulary.

Contextualize information.

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Open Ended

What key vocabulary can you gather from the scene?

7

Poll

Can you learn an accent through movies?

yes

no

8

Poll

Can you distinguish different accents?

yes

no

Learning language and culture through movies

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