Real life language

A playlist featuring unscripted British speech, especially useful for international students who need to acclimatise to the speed of ordinary speech
Teaching research methods through popular films The use of popular films in teaching can act as an active learning method, and provide an opportunity for students to reflect deeply on issues covered in class

Using a Research Methods film club as a pedagogical approach to enhance deep reflection on key concepts

Miss Ever’s Boys (1997), Channel 5, 2003.
At university level, watching a movie followed by discussion with an academic has shown significant impact on students’ exam results, when compared to students who did not watch a movie or watched it without guidance (Yesildag & Bolstan, 2023). Moreover, student satisfaction with this teaching method is high; in a study with health management students, cohorts reported that this method was more catchy than traditional lecturing (ibid). At WMG, where I teach, I am trialling a Research Methods film club as a pedagogical approach to enhance deep reflection on key concepts. For example, we explored research paradigms by watching The Matrix (1999). This playlist includes some of the film titles and clips I use in my teaching.

Curator

Ninna Makrinov, Assistant Professor (Research Methods), Warwick University

Subject

Education

Keywords

research and study skills in education, research methods, research ethics, research design, participants