domingo, 21 de noviembre de 2010
Movies add variety to our class methodology and they do not only make our classes more interesting but also help our students with different ways of learning. They add cultural references constantly too and this is both interesting and motivating.
We have always been told that the best way of acquiring and improving a language is through reading and now through the new technologies that we enjoy why not the movies. There are indeed differences between the books and the movies. With the books, we learn how English native speakers write English and with the movies, we learn how they speak English and in some occasions the different varieties of English. When speaking we use words and expressions that we do not find in the books. We even find informal language and slang that has not even appeared in the published dictionaries but that, via internet, for example, in the cambridge online dictionary you can learn their meaning and use.
We have always been told that the best way of acquiring and improving a language is through reading and now through the new technologies that we enjoy why not the movies. There are indeed differences between the books and the movies. With the books, we learn how English native speakers write English and with the movies, we learn how they speak English and in some occasions the different varieties of English. When speaking we use words and expressions that we do not find in the books. We even find informal language and slang that has not even appeared in the published dictionaries but that, via internet, for example, in the cambridge online dictionary you can learn their meaning and use.
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