Enhancing EFL students' speaking through film interpretation

Abstract

One of the words that invited huge public interest in 2009 is "Illuminati''. This word appeared many times along the film entitled Angels and Demons (a thriller film directed by Ron Howard). It suggested us that there is a name given to a secret-society from enlightenment-era both real and fictitious. A film can contribute many advantages for people at all ages. One of the most influential benefits we can learn from film is from the moral message delivered through the story. The other crucial things from film that can be grasped is about the language especially when it is delivered in English language. This paper would like to serve how to foster students' speaking through film interpretation. Reading film is all about interpreting the content of the film. EFL Students can generate their critical thinking of worldwide view by interpreting film through some aspects. Along the explanation they will also develop their English skills especially for their vocabularies. This research is gaining how the third years students in Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing (STBA) Pontianak develop their vocabularies from film interpretation. Firstly, students are asked to choose the film they discussed. Then, they will watch the film many times and understanding the contents clearly. Next, they will learn some aspects of film chosen for discussion and improving their critical thinking through the issue inside the film and delivering all ideas in front. The processes began by determining students into two groups, the first group would be fully controlled and the others would be freely interpreted the film in gaining the new vocabularies. Finally, students with fully controlled grasping more vocabularies through their English speaking.