Before the term end, an excellent Spanish instructor asked me if I was familiar with MovieTalks. I wasn’t, but there was a lot of great information about them on the internet. I was able to quickly grasp the concept.
MovieTalks are a technique of using videos to help students learn a language.
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In this episode, I am going to share what I have learned about movie talks. You are going to learn what they are and how to conduct one. They are especially suited for language instruction.
MovieTalks are a novel way to use video in the classroom. Essentially, instructors will pause a video at selected points to describe dialogue, scenes, and characters using language that is new to the students. Another way to conduct a MovieTalk is to have more advanced students described the movie elements.
MovieTalks are close cousins to book talks. I am sure you have seen a book talk. If you have ever watched a teacher read and describe a book to children, you have seen a book talk.
To take a MovieTalk to the next level, you can also create a book talk from the movie. In this episode, I will share how.
Resources
Here are some of the resources I talked about in this episode:
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- ITC: 6 – Strategies for Using Video in Your Classroom
- The Comprehensible Classroom MovieTalk
- Introduction to MovieTalk
- How to use MovieTalk to Teach with Comprehensible Input
- Movie Talk Resources
- MovieTalk Database
- Planning for a Movie Talk Lesson
- Real-Life Writing: Police Reports
- Pinterest: Videos for MovieTalk
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