Abstract: Due to the creation and application of technology, the atmosphere of learning English in our country gets heavier. Many experts and learners have approved the immense impact of English films and videos on English teaching, and begin to put into practices gradually. To English learners in common situations, it is only limited in the classes under the teachers’ instruction. However, in fact, learners can make good use of English films and videos to study by themselves, and learn what they want so as to improve their English. This thesis, as to self-access students in the universities and colleges, mainly states the basic characteristics of English films and videos, the details of the positive impact and how to play the positive role of English films and videos, in which it introduces how to choose the English films and videos and the effective ways to learn. The main theme of paper is to explain the positive impact of English films and videos on learning English, and advocate English learners to make good use of this material in self-studying actively to improve their own English.
Key Words: English film and video; positive impact; English learner; self-access
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. Present Situation and Characteristics of English Films and Videos 2
1.1 Present Situation of English Films and Videos 2
1.2 Characteristics of English Films and Videos 3
2. Embody of English Films and Videos’ Positive Impact on the English Learners 5
2.1 Arouse Learners’ Interest in Learning English 5
2.2 Increase the English Learners’ Vocabulary 6
2.3 Improve the English Speaking and Listening Ability 7
2.4 Strengthen Learners to Know More about Culture of English Countries 8
2.5 Improve Learners’ Cross-culture Communication Ability 9
3. How to Make Use of English Films and Videos Positively 9
3.1 How to Choose English Films and Videos Correctly 9
3.2 The Ways to Make Use of Films and Videos Positively for English Learners 12
4. Conclusion 14
Bibliography 16
