Post on 19-Jan-2017
Screening Languages:Short films for MFL
Mark Reid BFI Education mark.reid@bfi.org.uk
French Year 8 Cineminis DVD Institute of EducationEsmee Fairbairn funded researchLampton and Robert Clack schools
Reframing Languages 2008/09
Working with…
Screening Languages (2013-15)
• 7 schools/ 10 teachers• Hounslow, Barking &
Dagenham, Barnet, Lambeth, E-ACT
• Year 7/8 • French, Spanish, German
17 schools/ 22 teachers
8 LAs, 2 academy chains
Cross-KS3
French, Spanish, German, Mandarin, Turkish, Arabic
Year 1 Year 2
892 pupils over 2 years
Screening Languages (2013-15)
Developing…
Pupils•The 4 skill areas•Cultural awareness•Engagement and motivation•Confidence
Teachers•Subject knowledge•Pedagogic knowledge•Confidence •Professional satisfaction
Producing…
• 57 Schemes of Work/ 150 lessons• 7 CPD days• 7 ITT sessions• 36 lesson observations• 15 Reflective Logs and 22 blog posts• www.screeninglanguages.org
Why film?
Why film?
‘Comprehensible input’ and ‘forms of life’Culturally rich language contextEngagement for children
Why shorts?
• New to children
• Manageability
• High quality- cinematic
Shorts pedagogy
• ‘Tell Me’ grids - in target language
• Hiding and revealing
• Stopping and starting
character setting
StoryQu’est-ce qu’il se passe
Mood
ambience
Qui? Ou? Quand?
‘Tell Me’ grids
Aidan Chambers/ CLPE
Short film..
puzzles patterns
surprises predictions
Value for Teachers
• New pedagogical knowledge and approaches• Confidence in exploring film as a cultural
medium• Changed expectations of pupils• Greater cultural awareness in their teaching• Confidence to take risks - experimentation• Imagination and originality• Motivation and professional development
Value for Teachers
Value for Pupils
• Improved motivation towards learning another language
• Improved attainment in listening, speaking, reading and writing
• Develops cultural knowledge and interest in film as a cultural form
Speaking skillsduring viewing
• Learners report phrases with or without help of teacher/sub-title e.g. on poster or PP
• ‘Predictive speech’ - what is he/she going to say/do?
• Learner originated questions• Descriptions and summaries while the
film is running (no sound)
Speaking skillsafter viewing
• Discussion of film – likes/dislikes re characters, aspects of film
• Information gap activities and role play• Storyboard - continuing the story, alternative
endings• Guessing games: describing characters/events• Re-sequencing mixed-up stills from film,
relating correct sequence
Film resources for MFL
• Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998, Fr, West African, BFI films; dir Michel Ocelot); also Azur and Azmar/ The Prince’s Quest by same director
• BFI shorts: Cine-minis DVD• BFI Southbank language study days • DVD of Courts Metrages: Courts de Recre and
Enfantillages, Institut Francais; • Kurz und Gut: Goethe Institut• ALL yahoo group on using film via Helen Myers• www.screeninglanguages.org • FILTA @FILTA_community• HOME in Manchester @HOME_mcr
www.screeninglanguages.org
BFI Southbank study days: A level Spanish event Iciar Bollain: 20 Jan
GCSE Spanish: 4 May
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