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kitekid · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 3:19 am Post subject: 16 weekly themes- HELP!!!!!!!

need to come up with 16 themes for university students

each theme needs an accompanying dvd/movie and a website and/or online quiz area

ex.

week 1 theme: immigrants/immigration
movie: the terminal
website/s: http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp

whattcha got....brainstorm with me here?

tia!

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Hmm, how strange. How long do you have to come up with these themes? It seems like a tough thing to ask anyone to do.

Perhaps I'd think of movies I (and hopefully the students) like and go from there.

Themes for things like: law, crime, prison, relationships, love, infidelity, sports, the future, science fiction, mental or physical illness, discrimination, travel, the past, history, school, teenagers, ......?

might be suitable

I don't know, it's a strange assignment you have.

kitekid · Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:29 am Post subject:

in typical kfashion someone in the dept was supposed to spend the entire summer vacation putting together an entire program for the set to open on campus next week "english cafe," but since it's bound to be a flop (our uni students are far too busy), this certain someone decided, today, to give it to me instead.

as if putting together an entire plan isn't bad enough, i've also been given 4 hours a week "duty" in the damn thing.

yeah, it royally sucks to be me this week.

little help, people?

Hotpants · Joined: 27 Jan 2006

Feminism - Kill Bill

Why are we here? - 2001

Retirement - About Schmidt

Cloning - The Island/Gattaca

(semi-joking)

You might want to look at this site which has movie trailers and associated questions:
http://www.english-trailers.com/index.php

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

(Teenage) obsession with sex: American Pie

Divorce: Kramer V. Kramer
Cross-dressing: Mrs. Doubtfire Wink

Language troubles abroad: Lost in Translation (haven't seen it actually)
Isolation: Castaway
Genius: Good Will Hunting
Genius with illness: A Beautiful Mind
Travel, history, past: Around the world in 80 days

I don't know, I'm just thinking and trying to be light-hearted.

Sounds tough.

Hope · Joined: 22 Nov 2003

Gung-ho...eastern/western work ethic/culture comparison

I've used Mrs. Doubtfire as well.

HydePark · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Location: Korea

Freaky Friday (remake) or Rebel Without A Cause - Parent/teen relations
Dirty Dancing or - Social class divide/clash
Anna & the King - West & East cultures meeting/differences
Finding Nemo Very Happy

- protective parents
Dead Poets' Society - pressure to succeed (social/parental), conformity
Bruce Almighty - "The grass is always greener" - wanting what we don't have & what happens when we get it, evaluating what is of personal importantance/social repercusions

SeniorEnglish · Joined: 18 Jun 2006

The Patriot - War between the two largest English Speaking countries.
Fear and Loathing is Las Vegas/Trainspotting/Friday - Drugs in the West.
Forrest Gump - A look into the 60's and 70's.
The Rainmaker - Compared to insurance companies not paying out policies like Katrina.
Erin Brockovich, The Big One, Farhenheit 9/11 - Corporations profiting, killing the environment, asingle mother defeats them.
American Pie, Ferris Bueller- The life of suburban American teenagers.
Reefer Madness, Requiem for a Dream- The dangers of drugs.
A Time to Kill , Mississippo Burning- American southern racism, justice, and the judicial system.
The Untouchables - America and the mafia.
Rocky, 8 Mile, The Man from Snowy River - Poverty
Colors, Boyz in the Hood - Gangs

Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

The problem with choosing topics for korean syudents is that virtually every discussion point is loaded with the potential to show up Koreas percieved faults or inadequacies- and you have to tread extremely carefully to avoid triggering any of their cultural taboos. If you accidentally do, you will not hear another word out of them. You must never be seen to be criticising Korea in any way.

thus, its easier to just focus on discussing America with them.

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

[quote="Junior. You must never be seen to be criticising Korea in any way.

.[/quote]

Are you serious? How long have you been in Korea? Most students, even elementary kids, criticize Korea big time. They might frown on your foreign opinions, but most accept it as normal,

Juregen · Joined: 30 May 2006

Hotpants · Joined: 27 Jan 2006

I found the relevant link!

This gives a list of all movie themes and associated characters and films which go with them:

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/indexes-main.htm#cd-index