Assignment No.

Name: Amina Arshad

Student ID: bc200417917

Q. Films/Movies assist the learners' comprehension by enabling them to listen to

language exchanges and see visual support such as facial expressions and gestures
simultaneously. These visual clues support the verbal message and provide a focus of
attention.Watching movies is also a great way to understand the manner in
which conversational English is used in different cultures. This a useful way to learn
how to speak English fluently.

In your point of view, how can films/movies be used to teach pronunciation in your
English language classroom? Which film would you use in your language classroom
to achieve the target and why? (20 Marks)

Solution:

Film is considered to be an important art form,a source of popular entertainment and

powerful medium for educating or indoctrinating citizens. The visual basis of film give it
a universal power of communication.

Film can bring a variety and flexibility to the language classroom by extending the range
of teaching techniques and resources, helping student to develop all communicative skills.
For example,a whole film or sequence can be used to practice listening and reading , and
as a model for speaking and writing.

Watching movie is one of the unique way and the alternative technique that can be used
in teaching pronunciation.we can see the students ability of understanding the movie to
increase pronunciation. Based on Keith Robinson(2007;2) defines the “the power of
seeing an actor speak, hearing their pronunciation and liking it learning, it challenging
and makes you think.”.

The writer,s has experience , most of the writer,s friends can speak english well and
remember a new vocabulary and pronounce it without learning english course. They just
watch the movie and they pronounce the word better than the writer does.Nowadays ,
many people prefer watching movie in cinema. They believe that the cinema has a better
atmosphere to enjoy the movie. People who watch movie at home are indeed happier and
freer than people who choose the cinema. In addition ,people who watch movie at home
are more comfortable.

Purposes of using movies in classroom:

1. Movies can extend the learning beyond the textbook.

2. Movies can be used as a pre-teaching or interest-building exercise.
3. Movies can be used to address additional learning styles.
4. Movies scheduled on days when student could be unfocused.
5. Movies can provide teachable moments.

Include general information, such as the title of the film and the director , as well as
specific questions that the students should answer as they watch the movie.To ensure
that the students are nothing the most important aspects of the movie, pause the film
occasionally to allow them to to fill in their answer.

 Learn English words in contest;

This is one of the best aspects of watching movies. After watching 10 to 20
movies , we’ll start to learn vocabulary related to the context,, or subjects, of
crime