Emotion, Motivation and Acquisition: The Benefits of Passive Viewing in the Classroom

影片教學的三大優點：情感價值觀、學習動機與語言習得之增進

胡迪(Timothy R. Fox)

《Hwa Kang Journal of TEFL》 5期 (1999/05) Pp. 27-50

https://doi.org/10.6362/HKJTEFL.199905.0027

摘要

本文作者依據親身的經驗，獲得關於課堂上使用影片教學的三大優點：一、提供學生更崇高的價值觀，以取代市場取向的膚淺消費價值與貪婪；二、在學習動機方面，提供學生一項快樂且安心的課後練習，師生關係更溫馨友善；三、就語言之增長言，因反覆練習與英文字幕之助，字彙增強，對口語英語的聽力亦獲得全面之提升。本文強調教師應扮演學生情緒問題之諮商角色，不是透過直接的指導與忠告，而是透過精挑細選的影片，讓學生探究自我內在的價值，以及信仰體系的力量與意義。本文藉一部古典美國影片「美好人生」闡述以上之論點。

並列摘要

This article builds upon the firsthand experiences of the author, who has realized three important benefits from the presentation of commercially produced feature-length films within the classroom but after regularly schedule class hours: I,) the ability to provide students with examples of alternatives to the shallow market-oriented values of consumption and greed; 2.) the motivational aspects of providing students with an enjoyable and safe after-school activity, resulting in greater warmth and comradeship between teachers and pupils; and 3.) the linguistic achievements of enhanced vocabulary and overall comprehension of spoken English as aided by repetition, enhanced context and English subtitles. The major focus of this article is the need for teachers to act as counselors for emotionally confused students. The instructor can provide enlightenment-not through active direction or advice, but through the careful selection and showing of important films that challenge viewers to examine the strength and validity of their own inner values and belief systems. These points are demonstrated through the author's use of the classic American film, It's a Wonderful Life.