Teaching English with Films

Films are popular with learners and teachers, and theycan promote a lot of competences, yet they still leada Cinderella existence in the foreign language classroom.This volume tries to overcome this contradiction by providingthe teacher with theoretical and methodologicalbackground knowledge as well as concrete lesson plans.After an introduction to Film-based Language Learning,the major genres are discussed, among others musicvideos, sketches, commercials, sitcoms, movies andyoung learners' films.This reader-friendly introduction to an emerging fieldof study is written for university students (and theirlecturers), teachers, and everybody interested in makingfilms a rewarding resource in foreign language classrooms.