English education via movies

Choe, Yong jae; You, Moo Keun

Article

Journal of English Teaching through Movies and Media 2003;4(1):199-221.
Published online June 30, 2003.

English education via movies

Yong jae Choe, Moo Keun You

영화를 이용한 영어교육

최용재, 유무근

Abstract

This article aimed to observe the possibilities for English education through movies. Since there are both pros and cons for introducing movies into English classrooms, it was deemed necessary to verify the possibilities. The method was simple; choosing a movie at random and analyzing and discussing it in a semester-long seminar course at the post-graduate level. Findings were: (1) though there were some slang expressions, the vocabulary was still within the range of 1,200 words, two thirds of which were from the word list of the secondary English curriculum; (2) structures and grammatical elements were comparatively basic; and (3) the required background knowledge was considerably easy and quite comprehensible. All in all, English education via movies was found to be feasible and worth investing time in.