@yootoob1001001

1 year ago

What a great idea!!! Listening and watching in the context of a program or film really can be VERY helpful. Thanks for always coming up with new ways for people to learn and practice, Anja. Everyone learns so differently---some learn best by reading, or writing, or istening, speaking, or a mixture---and it's great to know that there are so many options. When I was taking formal language classes for a couple of years, part of the homework was watching videos of a cast of characters from the textbook each chapter to see what they were up to in order learn different grammar concepts and learn about the culture. My college German instructor also used to give us a list of films to watch as part of our assignments for due for each semester. We were expected to watch the film with the subtitles off or if we had them on to use the German subtitles. We could choose the ones that interested us, view them, and then write a short paper on the film and describe the story/plot, talk about how we liked it, and anything we learned. I found it to be an invaluable and enjoyable tool! For me, it helped my listening skills, perceiving what was said when someone was speaking quickly, getting more attuned to listening in German, honing pronunciation skills by listening, and thinking about sentence construction during conversation. Even if I didn't pick up everything the first time, I was able to go back and rewind and review, or at least get the basic idea of a conversation and recognize familiar words and phrases. It was also wonderful for learning about history and culture and I got exposed to great films I might have not otherwise seen. I highly recommend it as an addition to whatever people might be doing currently.

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