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[s.tickbeat]

Hi! I work at an after school program and regularly have days where my co-teacher says 'let's watch a movie today - only half the class will be here". I am so tired of kung fu panda.

So, I am busily downloading a whole slew of films and television shows that are good for ESL children. I've got the adventures of winnie the pooh, Wall-e, and samurai jack. These have a slower-paced dialogue, so it's easier for the kids to understand.

Does anybody have any ideas for more films and stuff??

[cragesmure]

I'm not sure that kids these days would go for the movies I loved when I was young, but here goes - The Neverending Story, Gremlins, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, Flight of the Navigator, Karate Kid.
Failing that, I reckon kids would go for anything animated. Shrek would be good.

[toadkillerdog]

How old are the kids? If old enough or high enough level why not just show 2-3 minute movie clips. The students can watch/listen and fill out an activity sheet based on the clip. As a group, you can orally check answers. Then have a short discussion about the clip (hit the Wh- questions, and talk about what they think might happen next in the clip).

I've used all kinds of Youtube clips for this sort of stuff. It doesn't have to be a movie. Some of the most popular clips were car commericals.

I found doing this activity really made the time go by faster and had more of a positive impact on the kids rather than just watching a movie for 2 hours.

My 2 cents.

[illvibetip]

[ddeubel]

Two of the "go to" films for ELLs are "The Princess Bride" and "Big".

See a whole unit / book I put together for teaching the movie Big - on EFL Classroom 2.0. Members also use Wallace and Gromit, A close shave a lot, it has subtitles and get on the site.

The key with using a film is to break it up into chunks with activities. The brain just dries up for lang. acquisition after 5-10 min of watching. Eng. subtitles are also invaluable.

DD
http://eflclassroom.com

[erasmus]

My students really liked Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and I never get sick of watching it so it works out well. Pixar shorts are also good.

[RedKristin]

While we're on the subject, I'm looking for a good movie/book combo that I can do for winter camp. Last year I did Matilda and the students really liked it.

I'm having some trouble finding something appropriate and fun for middle school kiddies this time around. Any suggestions?

[mmstyle]

I used City of Ember with my MS students last year and they told me they really really liked it. I got a coworker to help me find Korean subs, so that they could do worksheets and discussion. The worksheets were really simple.

[Fishead soup]

Not really a film in the conventional sence but a great resource.
Go into youtube and use" What happens Next? Show the video
put it on pause and ask what happens next? Students answer.
Some video's will give you a choice.

[ThingsComeAround]

I like films with as little dialogue as possible.

If you have time for a short vid, Mr Bean and Road Runner toons are both strong.

The Red Balloon is a good feature film.

The Adventures of Milo and Otis is hilarious and it has some English

[oldtactics]

My highschool students LOVED Monsters Inc - I played it with subtitles. Works for any age group, really.

[Kaypea]

[Kaypea]

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