Comments on: Movies for Language Learning http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/ Teaching Spanish and English As a Foreign Language Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:43:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lois http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Lois Thu, 12 May 2011 13:57:43 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-381 The main disagreement for <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">several people</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">be specific: clear and concise</span>, when <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">making reference</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">clear and concise</span> to learn a new language, is the use of <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">conventional methods</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">give examples... otherwise, I will tell you that the new iPad 2 is a conventional tool for some</span>. Technological improvements denote an outstanding <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">way</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">lexical development: thesaurus</span> to learn languages. The <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">use</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">lexical development: hey, don't use the same word twice... :p</span> of visual media, represents not only a practical, but also an entertaining <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">way</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">lexical development: see what I mean?</span> to perform <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">this activity</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">clear and concise: be specific</span>. For example, DVD’s allow the user to change the language or the subtitles of the movie, which <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">helps</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">lexical development: thesaurus</span> developing abilities such as vocabulary development and pronunciation improvement. Another advantage is that viewers perceive customs and habits <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">on</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">preposition usage</span> an indirect <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">way</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">lexical development</span>. However, the crucial characteristic of <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">this</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">paraphrase</span> concept is the variety of <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">genera</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">orthographics?</span> that exist, which promotes the <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">use of this learning method</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">paraphrase</span>. The main disagreement for several peoplebe specific: clear and concise, when making referenceclear and concise to learn a new language, is the use of conventional methodsgive examples… otherwise, I will tell you that the new iPad 2 is a conventional tool for some. Technological improvements denote an outstanding waylexical development: thesaurus to learn languages. The uselexical development: hey, don’t use the same word twice… :p of visual media, represents not only a practical, but also an entertaining waylexical development: see what I mean? to perform this activityclear and concise: be specific. For example, DVD’s allow the user to change the language or the subtitles of the movie, which helpslexical development: thesaurus developing abilities such as vocabulary development and pronunciation improvement. Another advantage is that viewers perceive customs and habits onpreposition usage an indirect waylexical development. However, the crucial characteristic of thisparaphrase concept is the variety of generaorthographics? that exist, which promotes the use of this learning methodparaphrase.

]]> By: Lois http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Lois Sun, 08 May 2011 07:38:24 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-380 The main obstacle for several people, when referring to learning a new language, is the use of conventional methods. Technolog<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">y</span> improvemen<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">t</span> denote<del datetime="2011-05-09T03:28:14+00:00">s</del> an outstanding <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">manner</span> to learn languages. The use of visual media, represents not only a practical, but also an entertai<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">n</span> way to perform this activity. Pronunciation, vocabulary<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">punctuation</span> and <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">behaviors</span> are some examples of the information that is acquired <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">on</span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">the</span> movies. Another advantage is that nowadays <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span> is possible to change the <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">language of the</span> subtitles on a DVD, making <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">wider</span> the <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">options</span> for learners. However, the crucial characteristic of this concept is the variety of topics that exist, which <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">defeats the opportunity to avoid</span> the use of this learning methodology. The main obstacle for several people, when referring to learning a new language, is the use of conventional methods. Technology improvement denotes an outstanding manner to learn languages. The use of visual media, represents not only a practical, but also an entertain way to perform this activity. Pronunciation, vocabularypunctuation and behaviors are some examples of the information that is acquired on the movies. Another advantage is that nowadays it is possible to change the language of the subtitles on a DVD, making wider the options for learners. However, the crucial characteristic of this concept is the variety of topics that exist, which defeats the opportunity to avoid the use of this learning methodology.

]]> By: Paulina http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Paulina Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:41:47 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-325 I think that to improve your speaking, watching movies is a good idea. You listen to the USA pronunciation. I mean the one that is common in the USA. If you watch something that you like<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2010-02-22T19:40:18+00:00">.</del> O</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">r</span> are interested in, you will enjoy <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">paraphrase</span> and learning would not be so hard. Personally, I prefer <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">comedy movie</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">lexical development: comedies</span> and I think in those movies they speak and act like in real life. There is nothing invented: everything that you watch there could happen. Like we watched My Sassy Girl in class, without subtitles <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">W</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">capitalization rules</span>e wouldn<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">’</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">apostrophe key</span>t understand any word so we <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">hadn’t no</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">rephrase</span> choice, and we learned about culture too. From now I’ll watch all the movies in English or with subtitles. Maybe listening to music <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">verb needed</span> good too. I always <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">do it, usually</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">rephrase</span> Lady GaGa’s songs. Thanks to her I’ve learned a lot of bad words hahaha. I think that to improve your speaking, watching movies is a good idea. You listen to the USA pronunciation. I mean the one that is common in the USA. If you watch something that you like. Or are interested in, you will enjoy itparaphrase and learning would not be so hard.
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From now I’ll watch all the movies in English or with subtitles.
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]]> By: isabel http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-324 isabel Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:25:26 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-324 Well I think that movies are a very good way to learn because you learn vocabulary and the way they express <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">there selfs</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">grammar formation error</span> because if you watch a movie and you ch<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">oss</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">orthographics</span>e laungage English and for subtit<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">u</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">orthographics</span>les English too that is a really good way to learn because you practice your listening and you reading co<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">o</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">orthographics</span>prehesion bye Well I think that movies are a very good way to learn because you learn vocabulary and the way they express there selfsgrammar formation error because if you watch a movie and you chossorthographicse laungage English and for subtituorthographicsles English too that is a really good way to learn because you practice your listening and you reading cooorthographicsprehesion

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]]> By: isabel http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-321 isabel Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:58:01 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-321 Well <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">i</span> think that movies are a very good way to learn<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"> ,</span> because you learn vocabulary and the way they express the<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">m selfs,</span> because if you watch a movie and you chosse <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">for launguage</span> English and for sub<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">stitules</span> English too that is a really good way to learn because you practice your listening and you reading c<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">oprehes</span>ion. bye Well i think that movies are a very good way to learn , because you learn vocabulary and the way they express them selfs, because if you watch a movie and you chosse for launguage English and for substitules English too that is a really good way to learn because you practice your listening and you reading coprehesion.

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]]> By: Paulina http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Paulina Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:25:07 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-320 I think that to improve your speaking, watching movies is a good idea<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2010-02-20T21:06:34+00:00">. </del>B</span>ecause you listen to the pronunciation<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2010-02-20T21:06:34+00:00">,</del></span> I mean <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">the one that is common there</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">clarify</span>. If you watch something that you like<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2010-02-20T21:06:34+00:00">.</del> Or</span> <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">verb needed</span> interested in, you will enjoy it and learning wouldn<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">’</span>t be so hard. Personally<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">comma usage</span> I prefer comed<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">y movies</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">plurality</span> and I think in those movies they speak and act like in real life. There<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">’</span>s nothing invented<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">colon usage</span> everything that you watch there could happen. Like <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">W</span>e watched My Sassy Girl <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">at</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">preposition</span> class, without subtitles We wouldn't unde<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">a</span>rstand any word so we hadn't no choice, and <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">W</span>e learned about culture too. <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">Since now</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">rephrase</span> I'll watch all the movies in English or with subtitles. Maybe liste<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">n</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">gerund usage</span> to music <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2010-02-20T21:06:34+00:00">it'</del>s</span> good too<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">punctuation</span> I always do it, usually <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">is</span><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffa500">rephrase</span> Lady GaGa's songs. Thanks to her I've learned a lot of bad words hahaha. I think that to improve your speaking, watching movies is a good idea. Because you listen to the pronunciation, I mean the one that is common thereclarify.
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]]> By: Paulina http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Paulina Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:39:31 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-319 I think that to improve your speaking, watching movies is a good idea<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> because you listen <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">preposition needed</span> the pronunciation, I mean the one that is common there. If you watch something that you like<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> or <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2010-02-19T08:25:59+00:00">you're</del></span> interested in, you will enjoy it and <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">learn</span> wouldn't be so hard. Personally I prefer comed<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">y movies</span> and I think in <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">that</span> movies they speak and act like in real life<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">, t</span>here's nothing invented<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> everything that you watch there could happen. <p><span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ff00">More content, Paulina. :P</span></p> I think that to improve your speaking, watching movies is a good idea, because you listen preposition needed the pronunciation, I mean the one that is common there.
If you watch something that you like, or you’re interested in, you will enjoy it and learn wouldn’t be so hard.
Personally I prefer comedy movies and I think in that movies they speak and act like in real life, there’s nothing invented, everything that you watch there could happen.

More content, Paulina. :P

]]> By: Ivan_Merino http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Ivan_Merino Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:42:24 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-270 I love watching action movies<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> because action movies are a film genre where the story is largely told through physical action. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero. My favorite movie is Man on Fire<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">, t</span>his film has to be one of the best, if not the best movie <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">you've</span> ever seen for a long, long time. Action films are sufficient to satisfy any viewer. The only flaw that I can see with this movie is that it is drastically over stylized but I do not have too much of a problem with <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span>. The action is great, the suspense is great, <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">conjunction needed</span> the acting is very good. <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">It</span> has all the makings of a good action movie and makes me tingle every time I watch <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span> because of the strong emotions in the movie. I thought that not only was <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span> a great action movie, <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span> also showed what anyone (especially a parent) would feel and want to do if someone killed their child. <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">It</span> shows that Crasy (Denzel Washington) would die for Pita(Dakota Fanning). I thought that it was a great movie; people should wake up and appreciate this movie for what <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">it</span> really is: a great piece of movie making. I love watching action movies, because action movies are a film genre where the story is largely told through physical action. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero.

My favorite movie is Man on Fire, this film has to be one of the best, if not the best movie you’ve ever seen for a long, long time. Action films are sufficient to satisfy any viewer.

The only flaw that I can see with this movie is that it is drastically over stylized but I do not have too much of a problem with it. The action is great, the suspense is great, conjunction needed the acting is very good. It has all the makings of a good action movie and makes me tingle every time I watch it because of the strong emotions in the movie.

I thought that not only was it a great action movie, it also showed what anyone (especially a parent) would feel and want to do if someone killed their child. It shows that Crasy (Denzel Washington) would die for Pita(Dakota Fanning). I thought that it was a great movie; people should wake up and appreciate this movie for what it really is: a great piece of movie making.

]]> By: Ivan http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Ivan Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:52:42 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-269 <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">Hello teacher this is the job of</span> my favorite movie are <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">th</span> ones with a bit of fiction but the ones I like are those of the <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">m</span>iddle <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">a</span>ges because I like dragon<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">s</span> wars and my favorite movie is <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">t</span>he <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">l</span>ord of <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">t</span>he <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">r</span>ings and what I like most is the part when the movie has some effects <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">in</span> ghosts and monsters war that begin to fight and also the <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">combinasion</span> of soldiers against evil and also beyond what I like are the dragons that are great and that is my favorite movie. <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ff00">Ivan, you have to revise your run-on sentences.</span> Hello teacher this is the job of my favorite movie are th ones with a bit of fiction but the ones I like are those of the middle ages because I like dragons wars and my favorite movie is the lord of the rings and what I like most is the part when the movie has some effects in ghosts and monsters war that begin to fight and also the combinasion of soldiers against evil and also beyond what I like are the dragons that are great and that is my favorite movie.

Ivan, you have to revise your run-on sentences.

]]> By: Paco http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Paco Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:39:29 +0000 http://eric-tesol.com/blog/2009/06/16/movies-for-language-learning/#comment-268 I like to watch movies when I'm relaxed<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">,</span> and <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">i</span> like all kin<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">d</span> of movies. For example<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span> action,comedy<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span> adventure<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span> and science fiction. I usually go to the cinema to watch the premieres for example Harry Potter and the <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">h</span>alfblood <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">p</span>rince <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-11-23T05:30:08+00:00">it</del></span> was the last <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">i</span> went to <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">see</span>. I like to watch movies in my house because <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">pronoun needed</span> is more co<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">n</span>fortable and great. For me<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff">comma usage, pronoun needed</span> is very relaxing. My favorites movies are: Star Wars all the saga, the trology of Pirates of the <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">c</span>aribbean the tr<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">o</span>logy of <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">s</span>piderman<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span>transformers<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #00ffff"> </span>revenge of the fallen, the saga of Harry Potter<span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00"><del datetime="2009-11-23T05:30:08+00:00"> etc</del></span>. <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">i</span> like to watch the movies in <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">e</span>nglish, because you can learn a lot of words and learn more vocabulary in <span style="color: #000000; background-color: #ffff00">e</span>nglish. I like to watch movies when I’m relaxed, and i like all kind of movies. For example action,comedy adventure and science fiction. I usually go to the cinema to watch the premieres for example Harry Potter and the halfblood prince it was the last i went to see. I like to watch movies in my house because pronoun needed is more confortable and great. For mecomma usage, pronoun needed is very relaxing. My favorites movies are: Star Wars all the saga, the trology of Pirates of the caribbean the trology of spiderman transformers revenge of the fallen, the saga of Harry Potter etc. i like to watch the movies in english, because you can learn a lot of words and learn more vocabulary in english.

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