Comments on: What Are The Best Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL? http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/ ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:51:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: David http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1754 David Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:22:24 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1754 It's really hard to use a movie in an ELLing classroom....unless you do it over a longer time frame. But that "kills" the movie. I think for the most part movies should supplement teaching and using trailers would be a much better teaching focus OR just using certain parts of movies students have already seen. I used to teach a "movie" lesson each week. One of my favs was "BIG" . I'll start a thread and upload the whole movie with tons of activities and lessons on EFL Classroom 2.0 . This movie works well when cut into parts ........ David http://eflclassroom.ning.com It’s really hard to use a movie in an ELLing classroom….unless you do it over a longer time frame. But that “kills” the movie.

I think for the most part movies should supplement teaching and using trailers would be a much better teaching focus OR just using certain parts of movies students have already seen.

I used to teach a “movie” lesson each week. One of my favs was “BIG” . I’ll start a thread and upload the whole movie with tons of activities and lessons on EFL Classroom 2.0 . This movie works well when cut into parts ……..

David
http://eflclassroom.ning.com

]]> By: sebmer21 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1746 sebmer21 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:33:04 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1746 To mention some sitcoms ( which I think are better because of the time) I have used Seinfeld and Joey (especially the episode "Joey and the ESL). Then I' tell you more. I have to go to work. See you and thank you for your help. Sebastian sebmer21.edublogs.org To mention some sitcoms ( which I think are better because of the time) I have used Seinfeld and Joey (especially the episode “Joey and the ESL).
Then I’ tell you more.
I have to go to work.
See you and thank you for your help.

Sebastian

sebmer21.edublogs.org

]]> By: EFL Geek http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1745 EFL Geek Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:41:27 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1745 I just realized that this thread was also asking for movies An Inconvenient Truth takes about 2 hours for me to do 12 minutes of clips throughout - students don't see the whole thing. Almost Famous Stand by Me and considering using Mr. Brooks, but haven't prepared anything yet. I just realized that this thread was also asking for movies

An Inconvenient Truth takes about 2 hours for me to do 12 minutes of clips throughout - students don’t see the whole thing.

Almost Famous

Stand by Me

and considering using Mr. Brooks, but haven’t prepared anything yet.

]]> By: EFL Geek http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1742 EFL Geek Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:12:08 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/what-are-the-best-moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/#comment-1742 Smallville Prison Break Corner Gas Lost I think the best way is to get students involved in the show, but do not show them a complete episode if possible. This way they'll want to watch the rest on their own. I sincerely hope that "Friends" does not make the list - I hate that show with a passion. Smallville
Prison Break
Corner Gas
Lost

I think the best way is to get students involved in the show, but do not show them a complete episode if possible. This way they’ll want to watch the rest on their own.

I sincerely hope that “Friends” does not make the list - I hate that show with a passion.

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