Media

in the Classroom
Presenta1on and Lesson
by Soa Amin, Jenny Ngoc Huyen Tran, Skr zdemir and Jan Kahlenberg

GENERAL OVERVIEW OVER MEDIA USE IN THE CLASSROOM

Dierent Media and Their Subcategories

Instruc1onal media (technical and non-technical) Textbook, board, maps Visual media Board, photos, worksheets, maps, overhead transparencies Auditory media Audio les (CD, mp3, ) Audiovisual media Video les (DVD, Blu Ray, YouTube, )

General Advantages of Media Use (1)

Visualiza1on of complex contents Mo1va1on Poten1al to cover all important elds of learning Informa1on, processing, coopera1on, presenta1on, communica1on Useful for communica1on Fun

General Advantages of Media Use (2)

Crea1on of an authen1c English-speaking atmosphere Audio les: voices of na1ve speakers Valuable for teaching Cultural Studies

SONGS AS AN EXAMPLE OF AUDITORY MEDIA

Poten1al of Songs for SLA

Similar to poems Every day language Interes1ng topics for adolescents Love, iden1ty crises, nding out about oneself Development of listening, speaking, reading and wri1ng skills

Possible Ac1vi1es
Pre-listening ac1vi1es Brainstorming a]er the songs main topic is presented to the students While-listening ac1vi1es Fill in the gaps Mul1ple choice Post-listening ac1vi1es Reading the lyrics Discussion about the song Wri1ng an essay about the main topic

MOVIES AS AN EXAMPLE OF AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA

Poten1al of Movies for SLA

Task structure similar to the structure of literary texts Promising source for obtaining study material: h`p://www.lmeduca1on.org Highly mo1va1onal

Pre-Viewing Ac1vi1es
Requirement: students watch the trailer in advance Ques1ons: Does the trailer call to mind the look or inuence of any other movies? To what extent does the trailer suggest Incep&on is a mainstream blockbuster?

Post-Viewing Ac1vi1es
wri1ng an essay/discussion in the classroom Ques1ons: How are DiCaprio and the character he plays dierent or similar to the muscle-bound ac1on heroes of the 1980s (e.g. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone as well as contemporary equivalents such as Vin Diesel)? Is the character of Mal (Marion Co1llard) problema1c? Think about the way she is presented: does she seem to be stereotyped? If so, in what way?

COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING (CALL)

Historical Development of CALL

Introduced in the 1950s and 60s 90s: Development into a mul1media machine Internet connec1on Interac1ve contents (hypermedia) Learner-centered environment (teacher as advisor)

Electronic Literacy
[] an electronic literacy framework considers how people use computers to interpret and express meaning. Electronic literacy thus involves what has been called informa&on literacy the ability to nd, organize and make use of informa&on but electronic literacy is broader in that it also encompasses how to read and write in a new medium. (Shetzer and Washington, 2000)

Computer-supported Tasks
Communica1on via E-mail and (video) chat Research concerning given topics improves reading and technical skills Presenta1on of the ndings enhances wri1ng and presenta1on skills Websites, Wikis, Podcasts

Sources
Mller-Hartmann, Andreas and Schocker-v. Ditfurth, Marita (2011) Introduction to English Language Teaching. Stuttgart: Klett Lerntraining GmbH. Ha, Frank (ed.) (2006) Fachdidaktik Englisch. Tradition Innovation Praxis. First edition. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag GmbH. Lecture slides: Introduction to Teaching English as a Foreign Language by Prof. Dr. Christiane Ltge, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitt Mainz (winter term 2010/11) Lecture slides: Einfhrung in die schulische Medienpdagogik by Prof. Dr. Stefan Aufenanger, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitt Mainz (winter term 2011/12) http://www.filmeducation.org/pdf/resources/secondary/Inception(2).pdf