| CODE | ALL1003 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Using Audio-Visual Modes in Language Teaching | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit initially intends to define the term 'audio-visual' and later to identify a number of audio-visual resources which are commonly (and others less commonly) found in language classes. These include music videos, songs and film bites among others. The aim of the study-unit will be to adapt a multimodal stance and to analyse the different audio-visual resources and the benefits and challenges they can present when used to teach languages in the classroom. This study-unit will help students segment these resources in different modes (including picture, layout, colour and tune) and focus on the effects each mode (alone and/or with other modes) could have on language students. Throughout the study-unit, since the very early stages students are expected to implement through practical activities the theory discussed. Study-unit Aims: - Help students look at the audio-visual mode(s) through which their future language school students can benefit and learn further; - Provide students with a wide variety of practical exercises, which make them more comfortable when using audio-visual resources in their language classroom; - Answer student questions regarding the positive and less positive effects of using audio-visual resources in the classroom. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand how effective use of audio-visual resources in class can lead to more motivating, student centred language learning; - Evaluate different ways through which audio-visuals can be used to teach a native language; - Evaluate different ways through which audio-visual resources can be used to teach a modern foreign language; - Examine and preempt challenges audio-visuals can offer when used by the language teacher in class. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess and develop their Multimodal skills; - Produce more interesting lesson plans including exercises where audio-visuals play central role; - Analyze different methods and develop different skills through which they can help language students autonomously learn languages through audio-visual resources they are continuously surrounded with. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Jewitt, C., Kress, G. and Mavers, D. E. (2009). The Routledge handbook of multimodal analysis. London: Routledge. - Prasad, J. (2009) Audio Visual Education: Teaching Innovative Techniques. Northampton: Kanishka Publishing House. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | George Cremona |
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