HOW TO USE

ANIMATION VIDEO

TO TEACH LANGUAGES

Ruo Xuan PRESENTS

Takeaways From Animation Video

❶ ❷ ❸

Tips for

Choosing Animation

CONTENT Reasons

To Use Animation 3 4 7

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Reasons

To Use Animation

REASON #1

Interesting Easier to capture their attention and keep them focus.

REASON #2

Relaxing By making learning less stressful for the child, makes them more receptive to the language used.

REASON #3

Easier Retrieval The video acts as a retrieval cues which helps student access Memories stored in long-term memory.

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T i p s f o r

Choosing A n i m a t i o n

Tip #1

Know Your

Student’s Standard Choose an animation that matches or slightly above your student’s standard. Too easy or too hard cause them to lose interest.

Tip #2

Choose An Animation

With Theme Matches it with school curriculum or textbook topic can help to make it more relevant.

Tip #3

Choose An Animation

That provides Lots Of Substance So that the time spent watching the show is worthwhile.

Tip #4

Choose An Animation

With Subtitles Especially if you are teaching a second language.

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Takeaways From Animation Video

Learn The Vocabulary

Learn To Describe

Ask students to describe images that appeared in the animation.

Think Critically

Ask student questions that probes for deeper understanding

Talk About The

Characters

What are the characters’

CHARACTERISTICS?

What are the characters’

CHARACTERISTICS?

How did the

characters SHOW their characteristics?

What are the characters’

CHARACTERISTICS?

Make a JUDGMENT about the characters’

behaviours.

How did the

characters SHOW their characteristics?

Talk About The

Theme

Talk About The Theme

What have you learnt?

Why is it right/wrong?

What do you think about it?

What are your personal

experiences?

What will you do if you are the

character?

Tell The Story

Write Out

The Story

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Takeaways From Animation Video

❶ Learn The

Vocabulary ❷ Learn To

Describe

❸ Think Critically

❹ Talk About The

Characters

❺ Talk About The

Theme ❻ Tell

The Story

❼ Write Out The Story

Thank You!

The End