With increasing access to 1V and VCR equipment, teachers have
more opportunities to use video in the classroom. Recent video
resource books such as Vtdeo in Action (Stempleski & Tomalin,
1990), Video (Cooper, Lavery, & Rinvolucri, 1991) and Communicative
Video Techniques (Wood, 1992) focus on specific activities to exploit
video as a tool for teaching.
Numerous articles have also been published on using movies in the
classroom (e.g., Goette, 1992; Gouat, 1992; Linke, 1981; Lofgreen &
Brown, 1981; Natusch, 1990; Quebbemann, 1991; Ricketts, 1991). One
reason is that "the teacher has ... a cornucopia of material to work with
in all four language skill areas" (Linke, 1981, p. 14). These characteristics
are also true of 1V shows, but fewer articles are to be found (e.g.,
Bouman, 1990; Kryszewska, 1990; Vanderplank, 1990a, 1990b). Another
reason for the popularity of movies, especially in japan, is that there are
no adequate ELT video materials for japanese learners available at the
moment (Natusch, 1990, p. 20).
Research Forum: Using Captions Increases Comprehension
Date:
June 1994
Page No.:
83
Writer(s):
Sophia Shang-Ikeda, Kagoshima Women's College
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