INSETTs and Knowledge Cafe Sessions
Using Dictionaries in the Classroom
Outline
Pros and Cons of Dictionaries
- monolingual
- bilingual
- issues for teachers
- issues for students
Dictionaries
- prescription to description
- corpora
- authority to ownership
- wordlists
Chinese Characters
- composition
- input methods
- Cantonese
British Council Resources
- Dictionary of Contemporary English
- Language Activator
- Active Study
- Photo Dictionary
- Picture Dictionary
Activities
- Dictionary Race
- Vocabulary Maps
- Call My Bluff
- Longman Language Activator
- monolingual
- bilingual
- issues for teachers
- issues for students
Dictionaries
- prescription to description
- corpora
- authority to ownership
- wordlists
Chinese Characters
- composition
- input methods
- Cantonese
British Council Resources
- Dictionary of Contemporary English
- Language Activator
- Active Study
- Photo Dictionary
- Picture Dictionary
Activities
- Dictionary Race
- Vocabulary Maps
- Call My Bluff
- Longman Language Activator
References and Further Reading
Session Powerpoint - T:\Teacher\SimonOverton\Using Dictionaries.ppt
Oxford Corpus - http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk
Dictionary of Contemporary English Online - http://www.ldoceonline.com
"Dictionaries in Use" by Anthony Bruton and Angeles Broca from English Teaching Professional #31 (March 2004)
"Chapter 4" of How To Teach Vocabulary, Thornbury (2002) Longman
"Introduction" (ppF28-34) Longman Language Activator
Dictionaries, Lexicography and Language Learning, Ilson (ed) (1985) Pergamon/BC
Oxford Corpus - http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk
Dictionary of Contemporary English Online - http://www.ldoceonline.com
"Dictionaries in Use" by Anthony Bruton and Angeles Broca from English Teaching Professional #31 (March 2004)
"Chapter 4" of How To Teach Vocabulary, Thornbury (2002) Longman
"Introduction" (ppF28-34) Longman Language Activator
Dictionaries, Lexicography and Language Learning, Ilson (ed) (1985) Pergamon/BC
Understanding Your Learners: Localising the Global
Handout
The handout can be found at:
T:\Teacher\SimonOverton\handout.pdf
T:\Teacher\SimonOverton\handout.pdf
Further Reading
Pedagogy
Articles on Asian learners in general and Chinese learners specifically:
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/key_word_search.php
An interesting article about globalisation as it relates to the Chinese learner:
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/june_02_jb.php
A good book with practical ideas for involving the learner's own culture and that of the target language
Tomalin & Stempleski "Cultural Awareness" (1993) OUP
Hong Kong culture
Hong Kong as City / Imaginery by Thomas Y T Luk
http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/35/3500490.pdf
A Modern History of Hong Kong by Steve Tsang
Noble House by James Clavell
The World of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason
A Many Splendored Thing by Han Suyin
Articles on Asian learners in general and Chinese learners specifically:
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/key_word_search.php
An interesting article about globalisation as it relates to the Chinese learner:
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/june_02_jb.php
A good book with practical ideas for involving the learner's own culture and that of the target language
Tomalin & Stempleski "Cultural Awareness" (1993) OUP
Hong Kong culture
Hong Kong as City / Imaginery by Thomas Y T Luk
http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/35/3500490.pdf
A Modern History of Hong Kong by Steve Tsang
Noble House by James Clavell
The World of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason
A Many Splendored Thing by Han Suyin
Further Watching
Popular Hong Kong films:
Hard Boiled
Chungking Express
The Storm Riders
Kung Fu Hustle
God of Gamblers
PTU
"Realist" Hong Kong films:
Made in Hong Kong (and sequels The Longest Summer, Little Cheung and Durian Durian)
The Way We Are (and sequel Night and Fog)
Spacked Out, Beseiged City, Queen of Temple Street (and other films by Laurence Lau aka Laurence Ah Mon)
Films set in Hong Kong:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_Hong_Kong
Hard Boiled
Chungking Express
The Storm Riders
Kung Fu Hustle
God of Gamblers
PTU
"Realist" Hong Kong films:
Made in Hong Kong (and sequels The Longest Summer, Little Cheung and Durian Durian)
The Way We Are (and sequel Night and Fog)
Spacked Out, Beseiged City, Queen of Temple Street (and other films by Laurence Lau aka Laurence Ah Mon)
Films set in Hong Kong:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_set_in_Hong_Kong
The Shaw Brothers: Cultural Perspectives on Film Restoration
Outline
Introduction
The Shaw Brothers' films: characteristics, key figures, a brief history
Issues surrounding film restoration
The role of film and film restoration in culture
The Shaw Brothers' films: characteristics, key figures, a brief history
Issues surrounding film restoration
The role of film and film restoration in culture
Food For Thought
If you were in charge of film restoration, would you opt for quantity or quality?
Does a film need cultural significance to be restored, or does restoration give a film cultural significance?
If a film is a document, do the ethics of documentary-making apply to film restoration?
If a film disintegrates in an archive and no one alive has ever watched it, is it really a film?
Does a film need cultural significance to be restored, or does restoration give a film cultural significance?
If a film is a document, do the ethics of documentary-making apply to film restoration?
If a film disintegrates in an archive and no one alive has ever watched it, is it really a film?
Films Cited
Clips
The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
The Treasure Hunters (1981)
The Magnificent Trio (1966)
Rear Window Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2000)
Hong Kong Hong Kong (1983) (and see my review of it http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125784/usercomments )
Other films mentioned
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
ET: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462485/
The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
The Treasure Hunters (1981)
The Magnificent Trio (1966)
Rear Window Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2000)
Hong Kong Hong Kong (1983) (and see my review of it http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125784/usercomments )
Other films mentioned
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
ET: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462485/
Further Reading
Shaw Brothers
A Film Buff's Guide to the Shaw Brothers (available inside some Shaw Brothers DVDs - check for heavy-ish boxes; I will also keep a copy on my shelf for a week or two)
http://www.celestialpictures.com/level2_story.cfm
http://www.brns.com/shawbros/pages/shaw1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Brothers
http://www.shaw.sg/sw_about.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_restoration
http://www.film-foundation.org
http://diamant.joanneum.at/film_restoration
A Film Buff's Guide to the Shaw Brothers (available inside some Shaw Brothers DVDs - check for heavy-ish boxes; I will also keep a copy on my shelf for a week or two)
http://www.celestialpictures.com/level2_story.cfm
http://www.brns.com/shawbros/pages/shaw1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Brothers
http://www.shaw.sg/sw_about.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_restoration
http://www.film-foundation.org
http://diamant.joanneum.at/film_restoration
