Short Films in Language Teaching

The second volume in the new academic series SELT (Studies in English Language Teaching) is also divided into three parts: A. Theory – B. Methodology – C. CIassroom. Part A highlights the topic from the perspectives of different academic disciplines, in this case from a TEFL as well as from a film-didactic and a cultural-literary viewpoint. In part B, methodological contributions on selected short films and suitable procedures are assembled. Part C is a collection of concrete sample lessons for teaching English with short films at various levels. These lesson plans have been designed at university, carried out and evaluated by 11 experienced teachers, and finally revised by the editor. Peer reviewing is guaranteed by an academic advisory council consisting of six well-known TEFL professors.



The new series, above all, aims at bridging didactic research and classroom practice. Thus it is intended for foreign language lecturers, students, teacher trainers and teachers.



Prof. Dr. Engelbert Thaler ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Didaktik des Englischen an der Universität Augsburg. Seine über 500 wissenschaftlichen Publikationen befassen sich mit Verbesserung der Unterrichtsqualität, Lehrerausbildung, Medien- und Literaturdidaktik, interkulturellem Lernen, Entwicklung von Lehrwerken.



A.THEORY

Short Films in English Language Teaching

Goose Bumps – How the Language of Film Enters into Language Teaching with Films

Afrofuturist Interventions into the Postcolonial: Wanuri Kahiu's Pumzi

B. METHODOLOGY

Amazing Short Animation: "Must See/Teach" Films for the EFL Classroom

Exposing Learners to Authentic Language in Short Video Clips in the EFL Classroom

Dumb Ways to Die – a Morbid But Fun Way to Learn with a Shorty

"Father and Daughter" – An Animation Film for All Foreign Languages

C. LESSONS

New Silent Short Films

Commercials

Animated Shorts

Infrographic Films

Social Shorts

Virals Shorts

Documentaries

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