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) |
Moroccan Cinderella | How does the Cinderella story change when it is told in a Moroccan context? | Arabic-English |
Chinese Lion dance | What does the story of the Lion Dance / Chinese Zodiac mean in Chinese culture and what does it mean to us today? | Chinese-English |
The Chinese Zodiac | How are the different animals represented? | Chinese-English |
The Race of the 12 Animals | How do the actions of the animals reflect the different characteristics these animals represent? | Chinese-English |
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig | What happens when we change round the story of ‘The three little pigs and the big bad wolf’? | Greek-English |
- 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)
- 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