There are several movies that you can share with your students at the moment of studying an specific content, like Math, Astronomy, Biology, Arts, Music or Literature. As an English teacher you are not going to teach English only, but several other topics too!! An English teacher can work together with his colleagues that teach other subjects and share a common topic to teach with them in you English classes!! For example, if the Science teacher is teaching Astronomy at the moment, you can teach Astronomy in your English classes too. Studying a common topic from different perspectives and with different approaches can provide an enriching learning experience for your students,
As a clear example of a subject that can be taught in English we have History. Throughout their time in school, your students will learn everything about an endless amount of historical events or periods that were important for the development of their country or for the rest of the world. In your English classes, you can take one of those historical events and teach it with a different approach using a movie! Be careful though, because not all movies are a 100% faithful to real events in History. Thus, you should always provide your students with accurate information after or before watching the movie you choose.
In the following photo album you can see a series of movies that can be used at the time of studying an specific historical event or an important figure in History.
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That makes a lot of sense! Personally, I've learned a lot about history by watching movies. In my opinion it is a very useful tool that we should incorporate inside the classroom since it appeals to different kind of learners. Nice post!
ResponderEliminarHellooo...It was very interesting reading this post, because like the previous comment, I have learnt many facts about history through movies. As you said we need to be careful because there are movies that are not appropriate or as useful as others, but watching movies in order to make the class more interactive and fun seems an excellent idea. Btw nnice pictures ! :)
ResponderEliminarGreat post! I love learning through movies! I remember when I watched the King's Speech I was amazed by the fact that the king's doctor taught him phonetic exercises and "Jack & Jill" to get rid of his stuttering! lol I felt identified and cool because I knew what he was doing hahaha
ResponderEliminarI wish I had this point of view when I saw some movies during my highschool period, the only example I can remember regarding this use of movies in the classroom that our history teacher used was the film "Gladiator". Nice post and gallery!
ResponderEliminarHi Caro!
ResponderEliminarTeaching contents through movies is a fantastic idea and resource, especially to reach children with a visual learning style. However, it is important to have always in mind the theoritical part, since sometimes movies can adapt their scripts in order to make them more appealing to the target audience.