A picture paints a thousand words…
Using video in your language teaching
(an updated version of an earlier presentation)
T.MacKinnon January 2014
Tutors say of using video:
• “Video is more fun & therefore more motivating than just listening & reading.”
• “It demonstrates real situations.”• “It exposes the learner to a wide range of
accents.”• “Film can demonstrate new and unexpected
cultural or social issues.”• “Video clips offer much more than just listening
practice.”
• Source: BBC Get Talking workshops
video can be used for listening…
video can get people talking…students can get creative with
video…
Video can provide…• A launch pad for conversation• A stimulus for brain-storming vocabulary• A dialogue prompt• Inspiration for a writing activity• Encouragement to read• Practice with strategies to improve listening
skills• A window to explore cultural and social issues
Pre-listening/watching:
• Matching vocabulary with English expressions
• Matching new vocabulary with definitions in target language
• Categorising new vocab or expressions
• Predicting what will happen/be said/used
• Watch with no sound & put descriptions of images in right order
and more…
• Watch with no sound & describe what you see
• Watch with no sound & brainstorm nouns, adjectives, verbs etc
• Answer true/false questions then watch to confirm or correct
• Draw up word families of key vocab
During…
• Tick off vocabulary/expressions as you hear them
• Pause to talk about a particular scene
• Fill in a listening grid with key information
• Identify who said what
• Answer true/false or multiple choice questions
• Fill in gaps in a transcript
After watching…
• Discuss the Who? When? Where? What? How? Consequences? of the clip
• From a list, tick the things seen
• Fill in blanks in a résumé of the clip
• Answer specific questions about what was seen or heard
The techie bit• Video files are large and processor hungry• Format details vary, management can be
complex• Commercial video may have DRM, copyright
restrictions.• Useful free software: For editing and conversion - Freemake For playback - VLC For collection - Myth TV, Miro For sharing – vimeo, youtube
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