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Filming French Gestures
Author(s) -
Walz Joel Chandler
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1979.tb00185.x
Subject(s) - gesture , nonverbal communication , subject (documents) , subject matter , motion (physics) , linguistics , photography , psychology , visual arts , multimedia , communication , computer science , art , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , library science , curriculum , philosophy
Nonverbal communication can be an important addition to regular classroom subject matter. Since most gestures entail motion, film is the most effective medium for studying them. This article describes a short movie, based on a dialogue acted out by native French students, and introduces French gestures to American students. The film's dialogue is transcribed, and suggestions for classroom use are presented. With a bibliography describing other typical French gestures, teachers are encouraged to make their own films, Technical advice on photography is offered as well as suggestions for locations to be used in filming. For teachers who cannot go abroad, ideas are given for working in this country, particularly with other media: videotapes, color slides, and still photographs.