Teaching with video

TEACHING WITH VIDEOUSING VIDEO IN A LANGUAGE LEARNING ANA PAULA GIRON

WHY USE VIDEOTo use videos in class is just listening with pictures. But there are many reasons why video can add a special, extra dimension to the teaching learning experience.

Seeing language-in-use One of the main advantages of video is that students do not just hear language, they see it too. This greatly aids comprehension because general meaning and moods are often conveyed through expressions, gestures and other visual clues.

cross-cultural awarenessVideos uniquely allows students a look a situation far beyond their classroom. This is especially useful if they want to see, for example, typically British ‘body language’ or how Americans speak.

the power of creation When students use video cameras themselves they are given the potential to create something memorable and enjoyable. The task of video-making can provide a genuinely creative and communicative use of language, with students finding themselves ‘doing new things in English’.

motivation Most of students show a increased level of interest when they have a chance to see language in use as well as hear it, and when this is coupled with interesting tasks.

Questions Why do you think that students enjoy when a teacher use videos in class?

Give an advantage of use videos in class.

Do you think that videos is a limited tool for teaching?

reference Harmer, J. (2001) The practices of english language teaching.

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2014/03/six-reasons-use-video-elt-classroom/