network for langs

Screening Languages:Short films for MFL

Mark Reid BFI Education mark.reid@bfi.org.uk

archive and library

cinematheque

Festivals

film production and distribution

Publishing

Education

And BFI Education

2008/09 French shorts Cineminis DVDEsmee Fairbairn research with IoE on Year 8 French

Reframing Languages

Screening Languages (2013-15)

• 6 schools/ 12 teachers

• Hounslow, Barking&Dagenham, Barnet, Lambeth

• Year 7/8 • French, Spanish,

German

• 17 schools/ 22 teachers

• 5 LAs, academy chains

• KS3• French, Spanish,

German, Mandarin, Turkish, Arabic

Year 1 Year 2

Why film?

Why film?

‘Comprehensible input’ and ‘forms of life’

Culturally rich language context

Engagement for children

Why shorts?

• New to children

• Manageability

• High quality- cinematic

Shorts pedagogy

• ‘Tell Me’ grids - in target language

• Hiding and revealing

• Stopping and starting

character setting

StoryQu’est-ce qu’il se passe

Mood

ambience

Qui? Ou? Quand?

‘Tell Me’ grids

Aidan Chambers/ CLPE

(Hide the screen and play the DVD, Mark)

puzzles patterns

surprises predictions

Value for Teachers

• New pedagogical knowledge and approaches• Confidence in exploring film as a cultural

medium• Changed expectations of pupils• Greater cultural awareness in their teaching• Confidence to take risks - experimentation• Imagination and originality• Motivation and professional development

Value for Pupils

Value for Pupils

• Improved motivation towards learning another language• Improved attainment in listening, speaking, reading and writing• Develops cultural knowledge and interest in film as a cultural form

Speaking skillsduring viewing

• Learners report phrases with or without help of teacher/sub-title e.g. on poster or PP

• ‘Predictive speech’ - what is he/she going to say/do?

• Learner originated questions• Descriptions and summaries while the

film is running (no sound)

Speaking skillsafter viewing

• Discussion of film – likes/dislikes re characters, aspects of film

• Information gap activities and role play• Storyboard - continuing the story, alternative

endings• Guessing games: describing characters/events• Re-sequencing mixed-up stills from film,

relating correct sequence

Film resources for MFL• Kirikou et la Sorciere (1998, Fr, West African, BFI

films; dir Michel Ocelot); also Azur and Azmar/ The Prince’s Quest by same director

• BFI shorts: Starting Stories 1&2 and Story Shorts 1&2

• Cine-minis DVD• DVD of Courts Metrages: Courts de Recre and

Enfantillages, Institut Francais - celine.cordier@diplomatie.gouv.fr

• ALL yahoo group on using film via Helen Myers• BFI Southbank and Sheffield Showroom cinema days

on using film with MFL at KS2-KS5

http://screeninglanguages.wordpress.com

Launch BFI Southbank 23rd November 2pm