CURRICULUM DESIGN AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION SCHOOL SOCIAL COMMUNICATION FACULTY

By: Jock Rios Liber Lara

Introduction
The following work contains a full description of a study conducted to students in the career of Audio-Visual Production at the UNACHI. As a result, dropped by the questionnaires applied to the students, it shows a slight tendency of the students to be focused on the oral part. Furthermore, this work is suited to students basic necessities according to the results shown on the charts.

Justification
The demanding entertainment market is growing nowadays. Students necessities need to be fulfilled. Business in audiovisual production are demanding trained personnel.

Description of the course

This course is designed for high beginners students from Audiovisual production school. This course will take place twice a week for a semester. The course is focused on the listening/speaking skills. A part of the course is also focused on the reading/writing skill in order to compliment.

Survey
Are you aware about the great necessity to communicate our ideas in English? Yes No Do you agree that movies in English, radio broadcast in English, TV programs in English, even software in English, could help greatly the way students get familiarized with that language? Yes No

 There is a specialized terminology in every area. Are you familiarized with Audio-visual Productions terminology? Yes No Would you like, as students, to practice English orally? Using dialogues, role plays or public discourses? Yes No

 Are the topics on the English subject related to your career? Yes No What skill of English as a second language must be more emphasized when learning, according to your career? Listening/Speaking Skills Writing Skills Reading Skill

 Are you aware that English as a second language is an important tool for your career? Yes No Are you interested in articles and supplements for reading and for to know more about Audiovisual Production? Taking as a model those countries with higher technology? Yes No

 To reach knowledge in learning a specific language it is

also important to take into consideration cultural aspects of the target language. Do you want to dedicate some time knowing English culture? Yes No Do you think the hours dedicated per week, to learn English in your career, are enough to acquire the necessary amount of English knowledge in order to understand specific materials, such as: Booklets, software and equipment? Yes No

Table 1: Students perception of the acquisition of the English as a second language.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Yes No

1. Are you aware about the great necessity to communicate our ideas in English?

Table 2: The importance of target language materials for teaching.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Yes No

2. Do you agree that movies in English, radio broadcast in English, TV programs in English, even software in English, could help greatly the way students get familiarized with that language?

Table 3: Students knowledge about specific vocabulary on their field.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Yes

No

3. There is a specialized terminology in every area. Are you familiarized with Audio-visual Productions terminology?

Table 4: The importance of the listening/speaking skills.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Yes No

4. Would you like, as students, to practice English orally? Using dialogues, role plays or public discourses?

Table 5: Grading relevance on current students English class topics.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 5. Are the topics on the English subject related to your career?

Yes No

Table 6: Monitoring students needs based on language skills.

10

9
8 7 6

5
4 3 2

Listening/Speaking Skills
Writing Skills Reading Skill

1
0 6. What skill of English as a second language must be more emphasized when learning, according to your career?

Table 7: grading the importance of the acquisition of the English as a second language.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Yes No

7. Are you aware that English as a second language is an important tool for your career?

Procedure-Lesson 2- Module 3 (2 hours) 80 min

Pre Activity
Match some definitions

While Activity
Students have to fill the blanks with information from a box of words. After this exercise, the teacher will resolve the sentences.

Post Activity
Change the meaning of the sentence

Pre Activity
Match some definitions and its illustrations. Headphones ------------

Keyboard
Speaker

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Movie
Picture Video camera

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While Activity
Fill the blanks with information from a box of words Film record typing take headphones video camera

speakers

(example) The speakers are new, the sound its great! James is _____________, but that keyboard is broken. You must use _______________ because there is noise everywhere. ____________ a picture of her face. The __________ was interesting, the cinema was crowded. We have to _____________ some voices before, to select one of them later, as a protagonist. This ____________________ is heavy, but we have to film at stage 23 in that building!

Post Activity
Change the meaning of the sentence using new words from your English monolingual dictionary. Circle the word you are going to change and circle also the new word you are changed in the new sentence. Example: The batteries are charged. The batteries are empty. The video is being edited. _____________________________________. Take a picture of that beautiful mountain. _____________________________________. Is easier to work knowing the keyboards commands. _____________________________________. Headphones help a lot when there is noise. _____________________________________. The film was boring. _____________________________________

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