ERIC Number: EJ971236
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-663X
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Using Original Video and Sound Effects to Teach English
Yassaei, Shahla
English Teaching Forum, v50 n1 p12-16 2012
Creating specific lessons for different language skills is challenging and time consuming for English teachers, but it is definitely worth the effort. In the author's experience, teaching language skills through mechanical exercises and traditional fill-in-the-blank, true/false, and multiple-choice assessments does not interest students as much as teachers expect. This fact inspired the author to consider lively, interesting, and meaningful contexts and materials. Although the mechanical exercises and supplementary materials in resource books are useful--and she uses a variety of them herself--they do not energize her students. But when she goes creative, especially when teaching grammar, in a way students do not expect, she can clearly see the difference. This article suggests a motivating way to teach grammar with audiovisual techniques, with an example of a lesson on teaching modals of speculation that express degrees of certainty (e.g., "may," "might," "could," "couldn't").
Descriptors: Video Technology, Student Evaluation, Language of Instruction, English Teachers, Language Skills, English Instruction, Media Literacy, Production Techniques, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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