The pieces are gradually falling into place as far as teaching EFL/ESL and the internet are concerned. More and more of my students have access to broadband connections, the price of laptops is falling to a little as 200 - 300 euros for basic models and there is a raft of free applications that we can utilise. As a result I have been able to put into practice lesson plans from a few years ago and see if they actually work in real life learning situations.
A couple of years ago I wrote abut using the opening sequence to the the film Soylent Green as a template for a lesson (click here). This week one of my students created his own version of the opening sequence. Check it out for yourself.
genius.
ReplyDeletei wonder if these young people would even know about this film, if not for your lesson.
english and consciousness-raising with one stone. just brilliant.
The good news is that the lesson works because the students get to say what they want to say.
ReplyDeleteI love this!! The student's video is great. I love the way he builds to a climax, very professional. I am going to get going with this in my class, it would be interesting to create a video that offers a contrastive view of progress, would lead into discursive essay. Oh my imagination is all fired up....
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