Filme e interculturalidade na sala de aula de língua inglesa

Abstract

With the internalization of English, its influence reaches language communities where that idiom is not the mother tongue. Globalization has enabled the language to be disseminated all over the world. In this context, the teacher of foreign language, especially English, need to help their learners to notice and comprehend the cultural differences in a way to develop linguistic and cultural competences. Music, clothes, movies, values and forms of behavior are examples of cultural elements diffusers. The combination of image and sound in the films allows the observation of cultural and linguistic aspects, which may be worked in the classroom and serve as a triggering factor of intercultural competence in the process of teaching and learning of English. When creating activities, teachers need to be aware of perceiving and knowing how to explore these elements both linguistic and cultural in their lesson planning so that students understand the differences of values and behaviors of other cultures, enabling them to interpret and understand these distinctions. The themes need to promote reflection on the foreign culture and their own. Therefore, it is important to choose the suitable material that allows the intervention and student reflection, inviting them to interact and express opinions in a critical way.