Using Film and Media in the Language Classroom: Reflections on Research-led Teaching Carmen Herrero 9781788924481

This book demonstrates the positive impact of using film and audiovisual material in the language classroom. The chapters are evidence-based and address different levels and contexts of learning around the world. They demonstrate the benefits of using moving images and films to develop intercultural awareness and promote multilingualism, and suggest Audiovisual Translation (AVT) activities and projects to enhance language learning. The book will be a valuable continuing professional development resource for language teachers and those involved in curriculum development, as well as bringing the latest research, theory and pedagogical techniques to teacher training courses.

Collection of innovative research which offers new perspectives on the growing value of film and audiovisual media for teaching and learning languages

About the Author

Carmen Herrero is Principal Lecturer and Spanish Section Lead in the Department of Languages, Information and Communications at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is Director of FLAME (Research Group for Film, Languages and Media Education) (www2.mmu.ac.uk/languages/flame/) and has co-founded the Film in Language Teaching Association (www.filta.org.uk). She has published widely on Spanish film and the use of film in language teaching.

Isabelle Vanderschelden is Senior Lecturer and French Section Lead in the Department of Languages, Information and Communications at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She has published widely on French film including a film study guide on Amelie (IB Tauris, 2007) and Studying French Cinema (Auteur, 2013). She is a co-founder of FILTA and a member of FLAME.

Reviews

Using Film and Media in the Language Classroom is a volume that gathers new methodological trends and research proposals for practitioners and scholars interested in the use of audiovisual materials in foreign language education. It constitutes an updated and necessary reference for anybody attracted to this field, be it from a teaching, learning or research perspective.

* Noa Talavan Zanon, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Spain *

This book brings together some inspiring international specialists with new ideas on how film and media can be integrated into foreign language classes. They argue rightly that language now lives in a world of screens, and show how language learning can meet the needs of learners in this new world.

* Michael Kelly, Professor Emeritus, University of Southampton, UK *

In contrast to studies which focus on role plays and drama in the foreign language classroom, this book advances research relevant to audio-visual literacy, especially film, a growing pedagogical tool within the edutainment field. Not only is Herrero and Vanderschelden's book an excellent boost to multiliteracy, multimodality, and the moving image, it contains a refreshing discussion on latest developments within film, multilingualism, cultural and intercultural studies.

* Maher Bahloul, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates *

Herrero and Vanderschelden's edited volume offers many useful ideas and opens up discussion concerning both multilingualism and multimodality in film-based language teaching [...] Given the scarcity of research in the field up to date, Herrero, Vanderschelden and the international contributors they brought together provide new insights into a hopefully growing field of practice.

-- Jan-Erik Leonhardt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany * ELT Journal, 2020 *

The volume is a valuable pedagogical tool for every language teacher around the world. Carmen Herrero and Isabelle Vanderschelden's excellent edited anthology demonstrates the benefitsofusingmovingimagesintheclassroom andbringstogetherthelatestresearch,techniques and developments within film and, mainly, audiovisual translation.

-- Conxita Domenech, University of Wyoming, USA * Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 2020 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781788924481
Author Carmen Herrero
Format Hardback
Page Count 232
Imprint Multilingual Matters
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Series New Perspectives on Language and Education
Weight(grams) 530g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 16mm