Web-based Resources for English Language Teaching & Learning
VIDEO and MOVIES

Leslie Opp-Beckman, University of Oregon
Email: leslieob@uoregon.edu

Articles

Practical Aspects of Using Video in the Foreign Language Classroom
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Canning-Video.html
Current theory on the use of video as an educational medium of instruction.

Resources for Teaching Film and Video Courses, Society for Cinema Studies
http://www.cinemastudies.org/temp.htm
An article that outlines important issues and aspects for teaching film and video courses.

Video Versatility
http://langue.hyper.chubu.ac.jp/jalt/pub/tlt/97/aug/video.html
Five major areas for using video in the ESL/EFL classroom.

 

Lesson Plans, Teaching Tips and Interactive Web Sites

The English Learner Movie Guides
http://www.eslnotes.com/synopses.html
All movie guides are available in PDF, HTML and WORD formats (PDF is best for printing).

Internet TESL Journal, Lesson Plans
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/
Scroll down to the "Video" section.

Teach with Movies, A Tool for Parents and Teachers
http://www.teachwithmovies.org/
Learning guides to go with a wide variety of movies.

Teaching History through Film: Film Teaching Guides
http://www.mediapede.org/filmhistory/guides.cfm
A series of teacher resource guides produced through a collaborative effort by the Center for the Study of Public History and Public Culture at the George Washington University and Mediapede through a generous grant from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Teaching with Film & Video, Karin’s ESL PartyLand
http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/film.htm
General teaching resources as well as fully-developed lessons on various films and videos.

Unspoken Content: Silent Film in the ESL Classroom
http://www.ncte.org/pdfs/subscribers-only/tetyc/ 0291-sept01/TE0291Unspoken.pdf
A list of titles and corresponding content for use in the classroom (PDF files).

Using Video, Television and Films in Language Teaching
http://w99.middlebury.edu/ID013A/handout13.html
An outline of issues to consider and tips to use.

 

Directories:

English through Film
http://www.ucfv.bc.ca/esl/eslfilm.htm

ESL Cafe Web Guide: Movies and Screenplays
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/Movies_and_Screenplays/

ESL Cafe Web Guide: Video
http://www.eslcafe.com/search/Video/

Film, Media and Drama, Online Teaching & Learning Resources
http://info.ox.ac.uk/ctitext/tchfilm.html

Video Cassettes and the Internet
http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/videoweb.html