The proposal is to use extracts from famous tv series such as "The Walking Dead", "Breaking Bad", "Friends" and other tv series people follow assiduously. There would be some key sentences containing English grammar "appropriate" for the level of the class. The grammar could include verb tenses, possessive pronouns, uncountable nouns and other topics. The teacher would have to show the extract containing a maximum amount of sentences 3 or 4 times depending on the difficulty of the conversation. The video should contain only a conversation and not violent actions or passages that would not have the purpose to make the student focus on the audio. During the listening part, the student would have to take notes, trying to write the entire conversation, so to develop better spelling abilities. After the third or fourth attempt, the teacher would have to show students the script of the conversation and explain the grammar in the key sentences. At the end of the listening activity, the students should repeat the sentences from the conversation trying to imitate both the voice and the tone of the character (possibly also their gestures). The final activity would be a conversation between students. The topic would be related to the conversation in the extract, where students using sentences from the extract should be rewarded and students who use them and also imitate the characters should be rewarded even more. While the listening part can help students understand English better, the speaking part can help students express themselves more naturally in English. Furthermore, there would be no problems with teachers being from the same country as the students because the students would train their accent following the extracts.
Learning English by Acting
Learning English with extracts from famous tv series without subtitles
Written by kevin kakeu
Who is your idea designed for and how does it reimagine higher education to support the needs of tomorrow?
This proposal is designed for students in higher education. This alternative approach to learning English could be an opportunity for students to have better job opportunities in a world where English is becoming always more important.This idea emerged from:
- An individual
What skills, input or guidance from the OpenIDEO community would be most helpful in building out or refining your idea?
The project could be implemented easily with contained cost to the hosting institution. The project would also be easy to reproduce once the extracts are gathered. At this stage, the project would mostly need crowdfunding for its development and to design a sustainable business model.What early, lightweight experiment might you try out in your own community to find out if the idea will meet your expectations?
The idea may be experimented at "Dream in English School", a language school located in Rome, Italy, where I am working at the moment. My employer has given me the permission to experiment it as he would like to see whether students prefer it to our standard method.Tell us about your work experience:
I am studying Economics and Finance at John Cabot University, an American university located in Rome. While studying, I work as a French tutor at John Cabot, and as an English teacher at Dream in English School.Written by
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