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Cartoons as Language Learning Materials

Author(s): Éva Hilda Székely
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Media studies, Communication studies, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: UArtPress - Editura Universității de Arte din Tîrgu Mureş - A Marosvásárhelyi Művészeti Egyetem Kiadója
Keywords: language learning; cartoon; media product; Walt Disney; edutainment

Summary/Abstract: Cartoons, being a genuine resource of the audiovisual language usage largely influence the moti-vational skills of a beginner language learner. Built with a pedagogical purpose into the language learning process, through sound recording, they can supply support in intonation, explaining meaning, vocabulary expansion, gesture, easy question and statements conceiving. Moreover, they help improvement of concentration skills. The study presents how the illustration and sound material offered by this media loved by all age groups can be efficiently used for language learning purposes. It also presents the aggression-free interactive cartoons that— according to spe-cialists—can help the language improvement of children and students who undertake to study English as a foreign language.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2015
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 151-157
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Hungarian