Lesson 3: The Case for Visual Medial to Teach Culture

Review

1. What are we referring to when we talk about the "non-linguistic" features of authentic video?

2. Which of the following is NOT a criterion for "good" video in the foreign language class?

3. Helping our students to peel away the layers of a video and gain more native-like understanding of the segment is one of the main objectives of

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Reflect

Go back to the commercial that you picked out for the exercise on the Video Selection page.

1) First, sketch out the salient features of the video: vocabulary, grammar, cultural elements, visual details, points of specific usage, etc. Try to organize these to be included in a study guide for students.

2) Now try your hand at writing Preview, Task Viewing, and Follow-Up exercises based on your list of features. Try to include items based on discreet points of language (particular lexicon, a point of grammar, a unique usage, etc.), as well as on cultural information.

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