PROJECT FACTSHEET

PROPOSED PROJECT NAME:

Filming Projects - Our students as "Protagonists" towards their Personal and Linguistic Development in an EFL context"

SUMMARY / BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT

The whole project is strongly based on groupwork in an attempt to eliminate "Knowledge or physical disabilities, to bridge all gaps among mixed-ability learners, to enhance English and Art in syllabuses, to stimulate both teachers and learners of English. Each participating school decides on the film or T.V commercial (usually a funny one) they want to make being facilitated by the teacher -coordinator. EFL teacher can help in simplifying the language (that is the lines) in case there are students who do not feel safe with their level of competency or proficiency in the English language. What are needed is a camera, imagination and spirit. Not to forget to mention that in some countries parental permission for the filming in class may be obligatory. Our own idea focuses on the famous film "The Titanic" and a few commercials against consumerism. You only need: a video camera, some accessories, a kind of setting and appropriate guidance.

RATIONALE FOR THE PROJECT:

"Filming is not about the tiny details. It's about the Big Picture!!" In the "Ed Wood", a comedic fiction film, 1994 "In performing..., the performers {have} the benefit of some kind of learning- not necessarily linguistic.." B.Dendrinos, 1992 :138 "Young (children) respond more readily and intuitively to language acquisition in social and communicative situations" H.H.Stern, 1983:367 "....to weave variety into lessons for the benefit of the students..." T.Woodward (1996) in the Recipe Book In other words, to help European and Asian students develop their social skills, to break the school routine, to enhance holistic learning, to create a challenging and communicative class environment, to enlarge interpersonal relations, to be acquainted with multiculturalism.

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTION FROM THE ASIAN SCHOOLS/STUDENTS:

To make their own version of Titanic and/ or T.V commercials which can be presented in the partners' schools during a week called " Filming week"


PROPOSED DURATION OF PROJECT (PLEASE STATE TENTATIVE START AND END DATE):

Duration: 6 months
Start Date: 10 December 2008
End Date: 10 June 2009