This file was created or last modified on Tuesday, February 29, 2000. Room 7 Producing a school newspaper, a news video, and a travel magazine allows students to work cooperatively together and develop their creative abilities while improving their English skills. The presenter provides specific activities that give students the necessary skills to see each project through to successful completion. This demonstration outlines a plan for teaching the 1989 film Rainman. Discussing activities before, during, and after viewing, the presenter incorporates all aspects of language teaching through film analysis.
Participants watch short film clips and perform some of the postviewing activities.
A Fulbrighter in theater coached university students in Taiwan for an English playlet contest. Students modified his original play, based on modern Taiwanese culture, and won second prize nationwide. Room 12 Literature can come alive in the classroom at any level. The presenters describe a project that started with beginning-level poetry interpretation and ended up empowering students to be active in environmental issues. This session has been cancelled.