LHEKKAH SIVARAJA T1 TESL

The effectiveness of using movies in the EFL classroom by Merita Ismaili

Discussion director
1) Started off with a brief introduction about the topic. Some questions were asked to
determine group members general assumptions/ perceptions.
Questions:
What did you had in your mind while reading this article?
Were there any surprising elements in the text.
Did you thought of any questions?
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Two different views from both group members.

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Asked the summarizer to summarize the whole article.

Information about the subjects and objectives were stated.
SEEU undergraduates ( 2 groups)
Questionnaires and quiz has been used
Objectives of the study
Elaborate and analyse the effectiveness of using movies on development of students

overall proficiency.
Examine if using movies can be engaging and helpful for students to involve in
reading activities
Examine if watching serves as a bridge between learning skills and language
objectives.
4) Directed the discussion towards the information interpreter. I gave a conclusion on
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the info given by the information interpreter.

The author Merita Ismaili has referred and cited a lot of authors to make her stand
strong.
Eg: -Hibbing and Rankin- Erikson (2003)
W-R-W-R (watch-write-watch-write method)
-in my opinion, learning process is easier through the background understanding.
-pupil can relate it to themselves.
-a chance for viewers to gain background information.

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Discussed about the pie chart with the illustrator.

Asked the connector if the article can be related or connected to our daily lives.
After all the points has been discussed, a small conclusion was given.
Teachers are expected to be innovative/ creative

Pedagogical implications

1) Improve Listening and speaking skills

2) Cultivate students interest to learn

3) Activities done (movie review, stories) through watching movies can enhance
students skills.
-As a conclusion, all of us agree that movies can surely improve a students proficiency.

Vocabulary Enricher
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EFL English as a Foreign Language

Visual context aid- movies
Pedagogy- practice/ methods of teaching
Implications
Correlation- connection between two things