Second Edition , May 2019

ENGLISH
MAGAZINE
PREMIER: IMAGINATION
AND CREATIVITY

YULIANA ANDREA GALLEGO ALZATE

CATHERINE VALBUENA LIZCANO
ENGLISH TEACHERS
PRODUCING VIDEOS: AN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE TEACHING STRATEGY

S
tudent-produced video has been an exciting option
weeks of painstaking, tedious work, filmmaking projects
in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as
were beyond the reach of all but a privileged few.
a Second Language (ESL) classes since the invention
of the video camera. As a learner-centered project-based Fortunately, advances in digital video technology and

activity, video production introduces students to skills—in editing software have made video projects more affordable

this case writing, directing, acting in, and editing a movie. and easier to use. Lightweight, powerful cameras now retail

This in turn stimulates interest in the language and requires for a fraction of their previous cost, and user- friendly, time-

students to interact in activities that involve problem efficient video editing software is included free in the

solving and higher order thinking in the second language. current Microsoft and Apple Macintosh operating systems.
Video as a form of expression and communication is
Numerous sources report on how a film project can
exploding on the Internet through video sharing sites like
enhance English language learning, including fluency,
YouTube, multimodal communication sites like Skype, MSN,
pronunciation, and speaking skills (Carkin 2004; Hardison
and Yahoo, and through the use of video-based blogs, or
and Son- chaeng 2005), non-verbal commu- nication
vlogs. Filmmaking is now within the reach of many EFL/ESL
(Dickson 1989), cultural awareness (Gareis 2000; Gersten
programs; the only question that remains is how to best
and Tlustý 1998; Heathcote and Bolton 1998; Isbell 1999),
exploit its possibilities.
group cooperation (Elgar 2002), and student motivation
(Dodson 2000; Heath 1996; Helden-brand 2003; Stern
1980). In addi- tion, teachers can use the scripts from a
video project to develop different levels of reading, writing,
listening, and speaking instructional materials (Wessels
1991, 235).

Practical considerations of a video

project

Despite the benefits of video projects, until recently many

schools and programs were not able to implement video
production in EFL/ESL classes due to time and cost
considerations. With cameras and editing suites costing
thousands of dollars and even short videos requiring

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 For our English day this year, students of different semesters were tasked with producing a trailer
about a movie they preferred. It was free for them to choose the genre and creativity was up to them
too. The main goal of this activity was focused on making them to put into the practice all the learnt
structures in the classroom as well as the possibility to use their creativity and imagination to produce
creative and interesting trailers.

The English day in our branch has given

the students the possibility to show all

aspects behind the language. This event

has become memorable for them

through the years, it has been stablished

as a tradition for the academic

community and every year they are

looking forward to see what is going to

be new for the English day.

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PREMIER´S DAY

Taking into account the huge impact that the Oscar Globe
Awards has every year worldwide, English teachers from
Facatativa's branch decided this year to do a trailers
premiere which had a big impact and excellent reception
among students.

The best trailers were awarded, this

aspect is a big motivation and is also a
reward for the effort made by each
student in the activity.

In the premiere, the best trailers chosen by

the English teachers who had into account
aspects related to grammatical use,
pronunciation, fluency and their ability to re-
create scenes taken from movies following
an order, clear structure and presenting good
coherence and cohesion in the language use.

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A woman faces a serial killer to save her children ... Can she save them?
or everything will be a trap made by him to kill her. This summer only
in the cinemas the most awaited suspense movie arrive The aren’t here.
Starring by Ingrid Daniela Gonzalez and produced by Dituem Studios
Based on real events.

Authors:

• María Angelica Babativa

• Daniela Marcela Sánchez
• Ingrid Daniela González

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this film is based on the story of a group of university students are
intercepted by an unknown signal, due to a cursed game they played

will happen a series of events that will change their lives forever ...
This is just beginning ...

death, despair and much terror but with a little humor will be the
condiments of this great film

Authors:

• Laura Juliana Sanjuan

• Carol Parra
• Erik Pulgarín
• Marcela Quintero
• Pedro Andrés Rozo

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The experience with the video has been one of the most
enriching experiences we have had in English, this type of
activities has been responsible for boost creativity of some of
us, our video wants to show that in all groups of friends we find
a variety of attitudes and one of the most despicable attitudes
has been that of the parasitic friend.
We have tried to show how a parasitic friend has been and how
he has behaved in different activities and we say everything
that bothered us about this parasitic friend since in our group
of friends there has always been that parasite friend who has
Authors:
taken out the rage in more than one occasion
• Andrés Castro
• Carlos Garnica
• Andrés Andrade
• Andrés Braussin
• Nicolas Ramírez
• Estiven acosta

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It is the story of a group of college students who, for fun, play with an Ouija
board they found in the vicinity of the university, without realizing that by this
action they would be liberating an evil spirit.
As a result days after university students begin to experience paranormal
events in the university, they do not talk about what is happening to each one,
however this spectrum is more interested in one of the young women which
is the one who frequently sees her appearances. So to possess it and to feed
on its energy.
Authors:

• Laura Andrea Balcázar

• Cristian Casquete
• Cristian Iván Cepeda
• María Camila Hernández
• jessica pilar manrique

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Offering students ways to use the foreign language in contexts

Out of the traditional methods and with any pressure related to

Grades and evaluations makes them to feel more confident about

Their abilities and in that way they will find it easier to make

it a part of their learning process, and they will be more willing to

use the language and make it part of their life project.