Using
Original Video and Sound Effects to Teach English
Number 1 | English Teaching Forum
Creating specific lessons for different
language skills is challenging and time consuming for English teachers, but it
is definitely worth the effort. In my 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 we
expect. This fact inspired me to consider lively, interesting, and meaningful
contexts and materials. Although the mechanical exercises and supplementary
materials in resource books are useful—and I use a variety of them
myself—they do not energize my students. But when I go creative, especially
when teaching grammar, in a way students do not expect, I can clearly see the
difference. This article will suggest 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).
Media in
the language classroom
A
well-known way to create meaningful context for teaching English is through
using media, which can be delivered through a wide variety of print, audio, and
visual formats. The current information age requires teachers to be familiar
with media and media literacy. Thoman (2003) argues that media literacy has an
influential role in educational programs, including second language learning.
Media can be integrated into language lessons in a variety of ways by
developing activities based on radio programs, television shows, newspapers,
and videos.
Rucynski (2011) integrates television into English
as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) instruction by demonstrating how a
variety of English lessons can be taught with The Simpsons, a famous
American animated TV series with more than 400 episodes. Radio programs are
also an excellent source for teaching ideas because “it is well accepted that
language is better acquired or learned
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