The table below lists films referred to in the book by title, theme and language(s). A key question negotiated with students is identified for each theme. Please click on the title of the film to go to the Vimeo channel where project films are housed.
TITLE | KEY QUESTION | LANGUAGE(S) |
The travels of Ibn Battuta | Who was Ibn Bhattuta and where was he from? What was it like travelling when he was alive? What did he learn from his travels? | Arabic-English |
Malaysian Independence Day | How is Malaysian Independence Day celebrated? | Arabic-English |
Nada’s Birthday | What do you learn about Palestinian traditions? | Arabic-English |
A Journey to Croatia | What are things you might not know about Croatia? | Croatian-English |
Happy Easter | What happens when a Croatian boy returns to Bosnia to celebrate Easter in a traditional way? | Croatian-English |
Journeys of Captain James Cook | Who was Captain James Cook? What do you know about his sea voyages? | English as a foreign language |
This film directory is structured thematically under the following six headings:
- Traditional tales (Arabic, Chinese, Greek)
- Fantasy (Arabic, Chinese, French)
- Personal interest/hobby (Arabic, Chinese, English, English as a foreign language, German)
- Personal, social and moral issues/ World news (Arabic, English as an additional language, English as a foreign language, Non-verbal, Urdu)
- Reflections on school, local area and teenage life (Arabic, Chinese, English as a foreign language, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese