Feature Films in English Language Teaching

Der Band enthält Grundlagen zur Arbeit mit Film (Begründung, Zielsetzung, Methoden) und fundierte didaktische Aufarbeitungen einzelner Filme zum Gebrauch im Englischunterricht der Oberstufe. Die Filme sind regional gruppiert (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, USA, Great Britain). In jedem Kapitel werden landeskundliche Bezüge, historische Kontexte und gesellschaftliche Besonderheiten dargestellt, um neben Film Studies auch Cultural Studies zu ermöglichen. Im Downloadbereich findet sich Unterrichtsmaterial zu jedem Film, welches Aufgaben zu filmspezifischen Aspekten (narrative, dramatische und filmästhetische Dimensionen) umfasst und in pre-/while und post-viewing activities gegliedert ist.

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Feature Films in English Language Teaching deals with the use of motion pictures in the advanced EFL (English as a foreign language) classroom. It provides a general introduction to film literacy and explains the rationale, methods, and objectives of working with feature films. In addition, the book contains in-depth considerations on sixteen selected films, which are grouped regionally (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, USA, Great Britain). Each chapter describes the topical focus of the film and its central theme and provides background information on social, historical, political, and geographical issues. A profound analysis of selected scenes lays the foundation for considerations on the teaching potential of the film. In a download section, the chapters are complemented with ready-to-use teaching materials on film-specific aspects (narrative, dramatic and cinematographic dimensions), which are organised as pre-/while-/post-viewing activities. A glossary on technical terms for film analysis completes the volume.