Video in the classroom

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1 total messages Started by Thomas Nixon Tue, 08 Sep 1998 00:00

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Author: Thomas Nixon
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 00:00

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I use videos every semester in the classroom, but have very rarely shown an
entire film.  For me, life is too short to have ethical problems with showing
a movie in class, but I often have a million and one other things that I
want/need to get to.

This semester, for the first time in a long time I will be showing an entire
movie.  I am using "To Kill a Mockingbird" as a reader for an advanced ESL
composition course.  I just couldn't let the opportunity slip by to show that
wonderful film.  In addition, I think that giving students the opportunity to
compare and contrast the movie with the book is invaluable.  Also, of course, I
never let students just watch.  They usually have a task (questions to answer,
questions to come up with, etc.) that they need to complete while they're
watching.  Follow-up tasks will include writing a summary of the movie, perhaps
writing a compare/contrast essay, etc.

And, yes, I will be stealing some of the good ideas on using videos from
Anthea's post!


Tom Nixon
tcnixon@ix.netcom.com  USA
TEFL Connection        http://www.TeachEFL.com

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