Phonics and Mr. Bean: Strategies for Raising Phonetic Awareness in Young Japanese Learners Using Mr. Bean Movies
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A vast resource of materials to use in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) can be found in movies as well as TV and social media. One area of education that is slow to adopt the use of videos and movies in ESL and EFL is Elementary Schools in Japan. At the same time, English education at this level is characterized by low contact hours and English proficiency. Researchers have identified weak phonetic awareness in English ESL reading as a major impediment to developing reading skills. It is government policy to avoid teaching English reading and writing at this level and perhaps not surprisingly students have weak confidence levels of reading English as well as confusion resulting from the use of Roman letters in the writing of Japanese words. In order to remedy this situation, It is suggested that using movies and TV can introduce a variety of phonemes to young students in stages. This approach incorporates vocabulary presented in existing textbooks while highlighting key phonetic features. It is hoped that this approach can build a phonetic and word base young students can take with them into the future.
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A vast resource of materials to use in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) can be found in movies as well as TV and social media. One area of education that is slow to adopt the use of videos and movies in ESL and EFL is Elementary Schools in Japan. At the same time, English education at this level is characterized by low contact hours and English proficiency. Researchers have identified weak phonetic awareness in English ESL reading as a major impediment to developing reading skills. It is government policy to avoid teaching English reading and writing at this level and perhaps not surprisingly students have weak confidence levels of reading English as well as confusion resulting from the use of Roman letters in the writing of Japanese words. In order to remedy this situation, It is suggested that using movies and TV can introduce a variety of phonemes to young students in stages. This approach incorporates vocabulary presented in existing textbooks while highlighting key phonetic features. It is hoped that this approach can build a phonetic and word base young students can take with them into the future.
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