USING VIDEOS FOR

SUCCESSFUL LEARNING
Cristina Rodríguez
EOI de Santiago de Compostela
 Outline
● What makes successful learning?
● How do videos relate to successful
learning?
● How can we use videos in class?
 Successful learning
Age
Gender
Aptitude
Language learning styles
Motivation: Interest, relevance, expectancy, outcomes
Anxiety
Self-esteem
Risk-taking
Tolerance of ambiguity
Source: Oxford & Ehrman, 1993
 Ambiguity tolerance
Describes the relationship that individuals
have with ambiguous stimuli or events.
Individuals view these stimuli in a neutral and
open way or as a threat.
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambiguity_tolerance
 Agree or disagree?
● An expert who doesn’t come up with a definite answer
probably doesn’t know much.

● I would like to live in a foreign country for a while.

● There is really no such thing as a problem that can’t be

solved.
Source: Budner, 1962
 Higher ambiguity tolerance
• Greater persistance
• Higher level of achievement
• More open to new language
• Take more risks
• Score higher on tests

Source: Presentation by Steve Oakes, 2013

 How can we improve ambiguity tolerance?

• Raise awareness
• Cultivate a risk-friendly atmosphere
• Select materials that engage students
 Why else are videos important?
• Focus on oral skills
• Student interest
• Increasing presence in society
 Student survey
Do you like the textbook we’re using? What
other material do you find useful
(worksheets, audio, video, etc.)?

Results: 60% mentioned videos

 Tools
Online editing
Mp4 online converters
Browser extensions
Browser unblockers
 Video listening: Jobless in Madrid

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyov8x_jobless-in-madrid_news
 Jobless in Madrid
1. Why did Berjer Bada Capati lose his job?

2. What did his job consist of?

3. What would he like to work as?

4. Why does he read several papers?

5. What other people has the reporter met who have lost their jobs?

6. How has the crisis affected this bar?

 Other uses of video: Vocabulary
What do these words mean?

● British street food

● Seasonal
● Udon noodles
● Broth
 Other uses of video: Pronunciation

Good afternoon!
 Other uses of video: Class activities
Make hypotheses, narrate a story
Other uses of video: Replacing the textbook
 Other uses of video
● To introduce a topic
● Just for fun
 Learner autonomy
Presentations - Favorite series
Music videos
Creating films
 Thank you!
crodriguez@eoisantiago.org