Presenter: Tan-Ni Chung Dr. Chin-Ying, Lin

December 28, 2008

Introduction

Background of the Study1

2 Purposes of the Study

3 Research Questions

Background of the Study

Films could enhance the English language

teaching in many aspects, the films could

create lots of advantageous opportunities in

the language class that the novels couldn’t.

(Bao, 2008)

Purposes of the Study

To understand the view points of non-English major 1st year students toward the dialogues in learning American movie

To identify how American movie affects non-English major freshmen’s listening comprehension

Research Questions

What is the movie group’s English listening proficiency improvement after attending the American movie course?

Which of the two groups performs better on listening comprehension?

Research Questions

What are the movie group’s attitudes

toward the American movie course after

attending the American movie course?

Literature Review

The film audiences could receive the

information from both images and sounds,

while the novel readers only from the text.

(Boa, 2008)

Literature Review

Unlike real life language situations, which are

uncontrollable and unrepeatable, videos can

of course be replayed exactly a limitless

number of times, both by a teacher and a

student if working independently.

(Wood, 1997)

Methodology

Participants1

2 Instruments

3 Procedures of the Study

ParticipantsThe participants were two classes of EFL

freshmen (non-English majors) from Chaoyang University of Technology in Wufeng, Taiwan.

non-movie group:two-hour English course weekly

movie group:extra two-hour American movie course

Instruments

Procedures of the StudyPilot Study

Conducting the Formal Study

non-movie group movie group

Pre-GEPT listening test Pre-GEPT listening test

One-Semester English Speaking Course

Post-GEPT listening test Post-GEPT listening test

Questionnaires, interview