Can sitcoms be used in the classroom to teach English as a foreign language? For what reasons?nnIn this video, I try to answer these questio...
Can sitcoms be used in the classroom to teach English as a foreign language? For what reasons?nnIn this video, I try to answer these questions and give examples for how sitcoms can be integrated into foreign language teaching.nnIf you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave a comment!nnDisclaimer:nAll works shown are copyrighted by their respective owners. The film was solely created for the purpose of an educational context.nnWorks used/cited in this video:nnJournal and Website ArticlesnnnMansfield, Gillian. 2014. Mind the gap between form and function. Teaching pragmatics with the British sitcom in the foreign language classroom. In: David Little and Gillian Mansfield, eds. Language Learning in Higher Education. Berlin: De Gruyter.nnMintz, Lawrence E. 1985. Situation Comedy. In: Brian G. Rose and Robert S. Alley, eds. TV Genres: A Handbook and Reference Guide. Westport: Greenwood. 107-129.nnPew Research Center. 2011. Muslim Americans: No Signs of Growth in Alienation or Support for Extremism. Online: 17 May 2014. http://www.people-press.org/2011/08/30/muslim-americans-no-signs-of-growth-in-alienation-or-support-for-extremism/.nnnBooks/Monographs/Edited Volumes/Book ArticlesnnnDiaz-Cíntas, Jorge, ed. 2008. The Didactics of Audiovisual Translation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.nnEmig, Rainer. 2006. Taking Comedy Seriously: British Sitcoms in the Clasroom. In: Gabriele Linke, ed. New Media -- New Teaching Options?!. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter.nnHložková, Markéta. 2013. Sitcoms as a Tool for English Language Teaching. Online: http://is.muni.cz/th/270029/pedf_m/DIPLOMA_THESIS.pdf.nnHofmann, Judith and Maike Berger. 2014. TV-Cartoons als Mediengenre im Englischunterricht: Die Simpsons und der American way of life. In: Elisabeth Kovach and Ansgar Nünning, eds. Key Concepts and New Topics in English and American Studies - Schlüsselkonzepte und neue Themen in der Anglistik und Amerikanistik. Trier: WVT. 330-361.nnKrashen, Stephen. 1982. Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Pergamon Press.nnMorreale, Joanne ed. 2003. Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press.nnQuaglio, Paulo. 2009. Television Dialogue: The sitcom Friends vs. natural conversation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.nnRose, Kenneth R. and Gabriele Kasper. 2001. Pragmatics in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.nnThompson, Robert J. 1996. Television's Second Golden Age. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press.nnnDigital MediannnGroening, Matt. 2002. The Simpsons Season 2. DVD. USA: 20th Century Fox. nGroening, Matt. 2010. The Simpsons Season 20. DVD. USA: 20th Century Fox.nGroening, Matt. 2012. The Simpsons Season 24 Episode 1. Digital Download. USA: 20th Century Fox.nKauffman, Marta and David Crane. 2007. Friends Superbox Staffel 1-10. DVD. USA: Warner Home Video.nThe Internet Movie Database. IMDB.com, Inc, 2014. Website. 12 May 2014. http://www.imdb.com.nThomas, Craig and Carter Bays. 2007. How I Met Your Mother Season 1. DVD. USA: 20th Century Fox.nThomas, Craig and Carter Bays. 2007. How I Met Your Mother Season 2. DVD. USA: 20th Century Fox.nThomas, Craig and Carter Bays. 2009. How I Met Your Mother Season 4. DVD. USA: 20th Century Fox.nnnOther PublicationsnnnMedienpädagogischer Forschungsverbund Südwest, ed. 2013. JIM 2013, Jugend Information, (Multi-) Media. Stuttgart.nnNiedersächsisches Kultusministerium, ed. 2006. Kerncurriculum für das Gymnasium. Schuljahrgänge 5-10. Englisch. Hannover. Less