1. Megan Kropfelder & Megan Whitehead INTERLINK Language Centers – Indiana State University INTESOL 2015 – November 14, 2015

2. Media intended for native speakers of English

3. Rationale Students are here to learn American culture Media is part of that culture (even if we don’t know it!) Helps ELLs connect with native speakers Helps ELLs recognize examples in mainstream courses Good practice! Pedagogical Theory Native speakers use popular, authentic media to relate to one another Students form groups based on shared likes ELLs must learn and recognize this media to join in the conversation (Duff, 2001; Duff, 2002; Ranker, 2007)

4. Use in the Classroom

5. Reading & Writing Helps students connect with material Using popular media provides more examples and availability for discussion Allows for creativity Engages different learning styles Holds students’ attention

6. Low Intermediate Fill-in sentences (comic strips) Character journals/sheets Timelines Predictions High Intermediate Write a story Class-wide scrapbook (novel) “Imagine If…” Paraphrasing and summarizing newspaper and magazine articles

7. Use the past tense to make the pictures tell a story:

8. Use in the classroom

9. Use in the Classroom Engages students Students enjoy activities Allows for use of current media encountered outside the classroom Encourages dialogue with native speakers Helps students recognize common American idioms, phrases, and popular terms

10. Communication Skills Examples Low Intermediate Guess the dialogue Song lyrics/reductions Recognition of inflection/intonation Popular quotes/phrases/lyrics interview Acting out scenes from TV shows High Intermediate Ad analysis (Superbowl ad) American cultural presentations via media Prediction with TV episodes Guess the dialogue Charades with TV episodes News reporting

11. Instructions: Listen to the song and arrange the lyrics in order using 1 - 4 ____ It's easy ____ Nothing you can sing that can't be sung ____ There's nothing you can do that can't be done ____ Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game ____ Nothing you can do but you can learn to be you in time ____ There's nothing you can make that can't be made ____ It's easy ____ No one you can save that can't be saved All you need is love All you need is love, love Love is all you need Read more: Beatles - All You Need Is Love Lyrics | MetroLyrics

13. For the instructor Interest/attentiveness (initial) Finding level appropriate material Finding culturally appropriate material For the student Accessing media Comprehension Misuse of learned phrases/vocabulary

14. From INTERLINK Instructors: Connect with native speaker Understand culture Listening (music) Build confidence with language Put more effort into classwork so they can work on cultural media activities From INTERLINK Graduates: More inclined to initiate discussion with native speakers Understood professor’s jokes Can identify more sarcasm & humor More inclined to watch American television & listen to American music to further improve skills

15. Duff, P. (2001). Language, literacy, content and (pop) culture: Challenges for ESL students in mainstream courses. Canadian Modern Language Review, 58, 103-132. Duff, P. (2002). Pop culture and ESL students: Intertextuality, identity, and participation in classroom discussions. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 45(6), 482-487. Google, Inc. (2015). Google Image Search [Friends, Star Wars, The Beatles, Jaws, Peanuts]. Lennon, J & McCartney, P. (1967). All you need is love [Recorded by The Beatles]. On All you need is love. [Record]. London, England: Parlophone-Capitol. Ranker, J. (2007). Using comic books as read-alouds: Insights on reading instruction from an English as a second language classroom. Reading Teacher, 61(4), 296-305. Schultz, C. (1954). Peanuts. United Feature Syndicate. [Comic].