Teaching English with Films

Films are popular with learners and teachers, and they can promote a lot of competences, yet they still lead a Cinderella existence in the foreign language classroom. This volume tries to overcome this contradiction by providing the teacher with theoretical and methodological background knowledge as well as concrete lesson plans. After an introduction to Film-based Language Learning, the major genres are discussed, among others music videos, sketches, commercials, sitcoms, movies and young learners' films. This reader-friendly introduction to an emerging field of study is written for university students (and their lecturers), teachers, and everybody interested in making films a rewarding resource in foreign language classrooms.