Course Introduction 方 燕OutlinenBrief introductionnRequirements of this coursenThe advantagesnGeneral knowledge on English moviesI. Brief IntroductionnTime allocation: 12 periods for watching movies and the exercises; two for the exam.nMovies to watch: Little Princess,Secret Garden, Music of the Heart, Rain Man, Legends of the FallObjectives nEnable you to understand and appreciate the movies; (Movies carry various information: linguistic, cultural, behavioral)nHelp you to improve your ability to communicate in English;nEnable you to teach English via moviesHow to testnWriting a movie review within 100 minutes.II. Requirements of this course nBefore you watch the movie;nWhile you are watching;nAfter you watch the movie.III. AdvantagesnWhat are the advantages of learning English via English Movies?1.Improve your study efficiencynStimulate all the senses to participate in language learning process；nProvide authentic situations for using language and enhance your memoryStatistics showing the power of audiovisual aids n据统计,人类通过视听感官获得知识 的比率是94%。n 人类通过视听结合获得知识的记忆保 持比率三天后为75%。见下图人类通过各种感官获得知识的 比率感官视觉听觉嗅觉触觉味觉比率83%11%3.5%1.5%1%人类获得知识的记忆保持比率学习方式记忆保持比率三 小 时 左 右 三 天 后单用听觉 60% 15%单用视觉 70% 40%视听并用 90% 75%2. Offer differing channels to input n电影集声像画于一体: 更有效的语 言输入n电影集文化与语言于一体:更有益 于语言的理解n电影集语言与故事情景于一体:更 有益于语言的运用3.Solve some problems in learning EnglishnMisconceptions and weaknesses in learning EnglishSome misconceptionsnLearning English is receiving knowledge instead of building skill;nFocusing on grammar, learning for examinations.nOne-channel input: Learning English just by reading the textbook. Learning English has become detached from the real world .Weaknesses nInsufficient amount of colloquial expressions习惯用语掌握不足;nLimited phrases and sentence patterns词 组量和句子结构量缺乏;nUnaccustomed to real-life situations语 言环境陌生nMovies can make up for this weaknesses.SummarynMovies not only provide us with linguistic nAvoid films with a strong accent and lots of dialect;nDo not use films with the learners native language on screen.内容Criteria for ContentContentnChoose films with cultural, social and historical significance, especially those that meet Chinese values;ContentnChoose films with clear plots;nSelect those with clearly drawn main characters (Voller and Widdows,1993);nFocus on Film Rating电影的分级 Film RatingDifferent genresn1.Musical: The Sound of Music; Mary Poppinsn2.Animation: The Lion Kingn3.Ethical Film: Forrest Gump; Rain Man;THE HORSE WHISPERERGenresn4.Adventure film: Mission Impossible; True Liesn5.Disaster film: Titanic; Pearl Harborn6.Love Films: nYouve Got Mail; Sleepless Night in Seattle 电影类别n7.Sci-Fi Films: Aliens; E.T. Jurassic Park; Star Warn8.Comedy: Patch Adams n9.Western(西部电影)n10.Nouvelle Vogue(新浪潮派电影) HomeworknLearn the new words on P17;nListen to the clips and finish Spot Dictation on P18;nSearch the website www.imdb.com for some background information about the playwright of the movies: A Little Princess and The Secret Garden;nLearn something about the background of the movie: World War I.ReferencesnLin Shuchun,1999. Exploiting Video Films for EFL Teaching Purposes. Teaching English in China , Issue 33,March, 1999.Books for further readingn1英美电影流派艺术概论（英文版），蔡 圣勤著，武汉大学出版社2003年出版；n2.Cinema and Cultural Modernity. Gill Branston. 2006.Beijing University Pressn3.Literature through Film: Realism, Magic, and the Art of Adaption. Robert Stam. 2006. Beijing University Press.n4.1990-2000当代世界电影文化，刘立滨主 编，中央戏剧学院系列教材（影视专业）， 中国电影出版社2004年2月出版；n5.解构影视幻境，许文郁著，中国社会科学 出版社2004年5月出版。Websites for movieinformationnhttp:/www.movieweb.com nwww.imdb.com (The Internet Movie Database)nhttp:/www.xtec.es/vfeliu/wr iting/revi3.htm nCourse website课程网站Approaches to learning English via watching moviesn1.Sufficient knowledge of the differences between Br.E n2.Good command of basic sentence patterns and expressions;n3. Some idea of the styles and features people speak English in the movies;n4.Using the script;n5.Watch it repeatedly and imitate the intonation and pronunciation.1. 掌握英语的五大发音技 巧 n长元音和双元音饱满；短元音急促；连音 ；略音；咬舌头。n The sun shines on the small shop signs.( 双元音)n The soup is cool.(长元音)nHe looks like a good cook.( 短元音)nI am working on-it.(连音)n I will think-it-over. (以辅音结尾的单词+一元 音开头的 单词读成辅音+元音)nI dont-know what-to do. (略音:两个辅音连 接,只读后 一个)nYou ate-too much.(以某个音结尾的单词+以同 音开头的单词-只发一次音)英语的发音技巧n以爆破音/p-b, t-d, k-g/+以辅音开头的单词 前面的爆破音舌头到达发音为止,但不送气发音!n I dont-like-people asking me for money.n Do you need-that-pen?n Ask-Bob-to sit-behind-me.n Lend-me your black-bag.n Would you mind-giving me that-red-book?一些英英和美英单词读 音不同 n P128 Br.E Am.En clerk/klB:k/ / klE:k/ n. 职员, 店员n either /5aITE(r)/ /5i:TE/ adj. 任一的,n epoch / 5i:pCk/ / 5epCk/ n. 新 纪元, n direct / di5rekt/ / dai5rekt/ adj. 径直的 nfossil /5fRs(E)l/ /5fBs(E)l/ n. 化石n issue /5isju: / /5iFu: / n. 发 行一些英英 美英发音不 同n Br.E Am.E See P128n interesting 5IntrEstIN/5IntristIN 5IntErEstINadj. n leisure /5leVE/ /