A hesitation exists regarding the integration of film into the EFL classroom as an instructional
aid- an uncertainty due in part to doubts about the educational efficacy of viewing an entire film in
the classroom setting and the motivational value of the repeated use of short film clips. This
workshop speaks to both of these anxieties by demonstrating how short film clips and longer
cinematic materials can be used in a classroom setting to motivate students and more rapidly
enhance their listening and speaking skills. This presentation starts off by explaining why the
combined use of abridged films (feature-length films that have been edited into 70 to 80 minutes)
and film clips (2 to 3 minutes short segments excerpted from the whole films) is more motivational
and effective for language learners and equally attractive to management-minded teachers. This
presentation then provides some practical guidelines for the editing of film materials, including a
brief look at the technology available for use in the creation of film-based teaching materials. The
practical aim of this workshop is to assist teachers who are seeking more efficient and highly
motivating methods that can help students experience both pleasure and a sense of achievement in
the English language classroom.
Relation:
第十七屆中華民國英語文教學研討會論文集= Proceedings of the seventeenth conference on English teaching and learning in the Republic of China，頁497-505
