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This is an English listening class which will use classic and popular Hollywood movies to teach American cultural content and English listening skills. Most of the class will focus on watching and then studying parts of these movies in class using dictation and teacher explanation.

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The primary goal of the class is to improve the studentfs listening skill by exposing students to massive amounts of listening input by watching and studying four classic Hollywood movis in class and two more at home. In order to better prepare the student for this task, a textbook has been custom made for the class by the teacher and will be available for purchase at the beginning of the semester. In addition to helping the student improve their listening skill, the movies shown in class involve strong elements of American culture, sociology and history of the eras depicted in the films.

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‚PDCourse introduction. Explain the rationale of extensive listening vs. intensive listening. Textbook will be available for purchase straight from the publisher.

‚QDThe class will begin by starting Part 1 of The Wizard of Oz ( the most watched movie in history) in class.

‚RDContinue viewing the Wizard of Oz. The themes of agrarian vs. banking societies will be introduced.

‚SDShort discussion of Studio Era in class. Finish Wizard of Oz and discuss main themes of film.

‚TDDiscuss Wizard of Oz movie report. Watch Wizard of Oz documentary. Begin with introduction of Civil War America and then introduction to the film Gone With the Wind.

‚UDDiscuss slavery and other volatile issues of Gone with the Wind.

‚VDContinue Gone With the Wind. Hand in Singing in the Rain homework sheet.

‚WDFinish Gone With the Wind. Discuss ending and impact of film in general.

‚XDDiscuss Gone with the Wind movie report in class. Begin introduction of World War Two Europe and the film Casablanca.

10DDiscuss appeal and mystery of black and white films. Continue Casablanca in class.

11DHighlight dramatic skills of Bogart and Bergman. Finish Casablanca.

12DDiscuss Casablanca movie report in class. Introduce North by Northwest and begin part one of film.

13DContinue with North by Northwest. Discuss the art of Alfred Hitchcock and his unique style of filmmaking.

14DFinish North by Northwest. Discuss themes of phoniness, lying and mistrust.

15DDiscuss North by Northwest movie report. Hand in optional Citizen Kane movie report. Prepare for Mid-term examination.

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Students will be expected to prepare for each class using the textbook. They will also need to write movie reports for each film outside of class. There will be two homework films and reports per semester.

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Attendance: 15%, Surprise quizzes: 20%, Movie Reports 35%, Test: 30%

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A Year at the Movies, Russell Notestine, Sankeisha Publishing, ISBN978-4 88361-370-0