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Download full textLin, Li-Yun – 2002
This paper demonstrates effective strategies for helping Taiwanese English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students participate in extensive and active viewing of Chinese-subtitled films outside of the classroom, focusing on how appropriate strategies for watching Chinese-subtitled Hollywood films in authentic viewing environments can guide students…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Films, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMason, Keith – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1997
Outlines a rationale for using movies in modern language classes. Films in the target-language are useful in promoting listening comprehension and target-language culture. Films in students' native language may also be useful. The paper identifies ways for teachers to develop content-rich units that foster language learning. Two appendixes list…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Language Films, Higher Education, Language Skills
