Presentation I used for the fourth class of the course "Drama for Teaching Purposes", part of the post degree diploma in English offered by MINEDUC in association with UNAB. Santiago-Rancagua, Chile, January, 2010

1. Workingwith Video Jorge Comte G. jorgecomtegodoy@gmail.com http://www.teachingnewbies.com/ Class 4

2. Audiovisual communication Use of technology Consider other types of intelligences Students like it Why video?

3. Classroom activities Homework Video Clips Short films Keep record of classes What can we do with video?

4. Consider: Age Gender Students’ interests Your own interests Topic Linguistic content English level Time Selecting Videos

5. Keep in mind: Aim: Reasonsfordoingtheactivity Focus: Linguisticobjectives Level: Studentsforwhomtheactivitiesweredesigned Time: Howlongtheactivitywilltake Preparation: Everythingyouneedfortheactivity Procedure: Instructions CreatingActivitieswith video

6. Ask for what you want them to do in detail. Do not take things for granted. Give instructions clearly. Talk to them about the evaluation criteria. Evaluate the whole process, not just the final result. Videos byStudents

7. Video Clip Making: Choose a song Work with the lyrics Create a concept: literal or idiomatic Create a storyboard Film Edit Process of Video Creation

8. Create storyline Define the characters Create the screenplay Film Edit Short Film Making