TheApplicationofEnglishMoviesinVocationalandTechnicalEnglishTeaching

【Abstract】Appreciating English movies is a very important auxiliary means and it plays an important role in vocational and technical English teaching. English teachers may make full use of English movies and choose the proper English movies to teach students. It shows positive values and cultivates students English abilities.

【Key words】English movies； English teaching； application

【作者簡介】杨雨颜（1981.11- ），女，汉族，四川南充人，南充职业技术学院，硕士，讲师，研究方向为英语语言教学。

In vocational and technical English teaching， English teachers often regard appreciating English movies as an important auxiliary means of their own teaching， and English movies have the irreplaceable role of any other teaching materials. Movie is the most widely disseminated， the most international and important cultural media. Anglo-American movies are in the forefront of the worlds movies. Many of them are outstanding classic works with its unique aesthetic value and cultural identity to show the artistic style of different ethnic origin. Teachers can use these classic movies as effective teaching resources to gradually cultivate students abilities， including comprehension， judgment， appreciation， listening， speaking and thinking in English， especially their ability to change language knowledge through watching and analyzing movies. To enhance understanding of the culture， history， geography， religion， customs and other aspects of the English-speaking countries， to stimulate interest in English learning and improve students overall cultural accomplishment.

1. Develop students English sense and understanding， and improve their abilities to comprehensively use English.

In the process of enjoying English movies， the atmosphere of teaching is relaxed and happy. Students learn English in this pleasant environment. It is easier for them to absorb English and unknowingly come into contact with English native language. In this way， they are familiar with all kinds of English expressions， sentence patterns， enhance the sense of language. Teachers can make full use of the movie resources to start a series of activities in the class. For example， teachers select the wonderful character dialogues in the movies to make students read follow the roles and imitate the roles. These activities not only improve students enthusiasm to learn English， but also make English teaching more vivid. With visual effects， they can drive listening and speaking so that students can spontaneously speak and practice their exercises in a strong English environment.

2. Provide students with wonderful movie dialogues， movie materials and pass positive thoughts to students.

A good movie can not do without a good script and good lines， inseparable from the lively dialogues and emotional exchange of characters. With the ups and downs of the story plots， different people gradually debut and many wonderful character dialogues present to the audience. In the movie “Kung Fu Panda”， when a panda wants to learn Kung Fu and gives up his favorite noodles， he says to himself：“Quit！ Dont quit！ Noodles！ Dont noodles！ You are too concerned with at once and what will be.Yesterday is History， Tomorrow is a Mystery， and Today is a Gift：Thats why we call it—the Present.” There is also a movie “The Pursuit of Happiness”. The classic line is “You got a dream， you gotta protect it. People cant do something themselves， they wanna tell you， you cant do it. If you want something， go get it. Period”. These dialogues are full of passion. Some of them contain the philosophy of life. At the same time， they inspire students to work hard and never give up their ideals. These positive thoughts are passed on to the students， which make students more motivated in their studies. Another notable feature of the movie language is life and colloquialism. Because movies are drawn from real life and involve all walks of life and fields of life， and many colloquial words and sentences do not appear in our teaching materials， but they are widely used in daily life， such as：“Forrest Gump” in the lines：“Stupid is as stupid does.” These will play an effective complementary role in our teaching content.

3. Strengthen students knowledge of western culture and history， and enhance students cultural heritage.

Seeing European and American movies， we can easily find a lot of movie stories are adapted from the world famous and classic literary works， such as Pride and Prejudice， Wuthering Heights， Jane Eyre， Robinson Crusoe. While seeing these movies， basically let the students know the theme of these world famous works. If you allow students to read these famous books， students will take a long time to read famous books， and some jerky sentences also make students feel bored. However， through the way of seeing movies， the content of story can be displayed vividly， and the students can easily immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the story， so that it is easier to understand the content of the story and the creative intention of the author. At the same time， it also lays a solid foundation for students to learn western cultural knowledge， understand the historical background of the West and enhance their cultural heritage. If teachers can effectively utilize these movie resources in English teaching， they can achieve a multiplier effect.

References：

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