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.
KEY QUESTION | LANGUAGE(S) | |
A life journey: leading through example | How much should we care about others? | Arabic-English |
We Have a Voice | What do you learn about the lives and languages of these students? | English as an additional language/ other languages |
School News Channel | What news events are presented here and how are they interpreted? | English as a foreign language |
Inside the asylum | What does freedom mean for a mentally ill person? | Non-verbal |
Coloured in Prejudice | What happens when one character goes out of their way to abolish prejudiced divisions in society? | Non-verbal |
My sad journey | What’s it like leaving your country to come and live in the UK? | Urdu-English as an additional language |
This film directory is structured thematically under the following six headings:
- Traditional tales (Arabic, Chinese, Greek)
- Fantasy (Arabic, Chinese, French)
- History and culture (Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, English as a foreign language)
- Personal interest/hobby (Arabic, Chinese, English, English as a foreign language, German)
- Reflections on school, local area and teenage life (Arabic, Chinese, English as a foreign language, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese