POWERPOINT

PRESENTATION
By
Sheikha Sherief
Karmela Rani Training College, Kollam
Optional: English
No: 14

FILM
FILMADAPTATIONS
ADAPTATIONS
OF
OF
LITERARY
LITERARYTEXTS
TEXTS

What is Film Adaptation?

The transfer of a
written
work,
in whole or in
part,
to
afeature film.

Features of
Film Adaptation

A type ofderivative
work
Use of anovelor
fiction
Use of
autobiography,comic

Ways of Adapting
In adapting a print text or
theater production to film,
directors can stick quite
close to the original text
to create a highly literal
reproduction of the text,
or they can create a
totally different version of

Types of Film
Adaptation
Loose
Adaptation
Literal
Adaptation
Faithful
Adaptation

Loose
Adaptation
director may
only use the
original situation,
story idea, or
characters
bears little
resemblance to
the original text

Literal
Adaptatio
older video
n
versions of
play
productions
limited use
of cinematic
techniques
television
versions by

Faithful
Adaptation
recapture the
original text as
closely as possible
a careful
translation of the
original into film
retains the
characters,
storylines, and
most events

Classroom Implications
Students studying English as their
second language can watch film
adaptations of novels as part of their
class.
Teachers can create their own
activities and capitalize on the media's
potential as well as cater to the
individual needs of their students.
Activities address all the four skill
areas (listening, speaking, reading,
and writing)
Using popular movies in classroom can

Advantages
Film adaptations of literature help
struggling readers develop interest and
become motivated.
Ina flash, a student might perceive one of
the movies characters, themes, or
settings as relatable.
Film adaptations of literature build
students critical-thinking skills.By
comparing film adaptations to the books
from which they originated, students can
sharpen and refine their analytical skills.
Film adaptations of literature aid students
who are visual learners. Visual learners
may not always get the picture from

Conclusion
By using film adaptation of literary texts, learning
becomes more interactive funny and enjoyable for
students. From an instructional view point, creating a
meaningful context for language use is the major
advantage of film adaptation. Using dynamic mediums
for teaching language helps to make the learning
more easy and active for the learners as well as the
teachers. The use of ICT enabled tasks in classrooms
has a positive motivational impact engagement
through visual, kinaesthetic and auditory means. In
short, we can say that ICT enabled tasks including film
adaptation is very much beneficial in transforming the
conventional classroom to an interactive and selfmotivated platform for language learning.