Learning from the Movies: Towards Vocabulary-Building
Keywords:
learning, movies, vocabulary-buildingAbstract
The present study determined if learning vocabulary from movies is applicable to Filipino students. The researcher utilized documentary analysis. Theme analysis was used to analyze the data that has been gathered. The following movies utilized for vocabulary words which based on the learning plan: First, is the exploring natural calamities through the Movie “San Andres’”, Second is describing personal feelings and emotions from the Movie “The Lion King Third, is exploring vocabulary in the movie “Zootopia” and last is the understanding Context Clues and Word Meaning through the movie “The Jungle Book”. Hence, San Andres Movie pertains fault triggers a devastating, magnitude 9 earthquake, the largest in recorded history. The Lion King Movie follows the adventures of the young lion Simba, the heir of his father, Mufasa. Zootopia Movie is from the largest elephant to the smallest shrew, the city of Zootopia is a mammal metropolis where various animals live and thrive and The Jungle Book Movie who raised by a family of wolves since birth, Mowgli (Neel Sethi) must leave the only home he's ever known when the fearsome tiger Shere Khan unleashes his mighty roar. Moreover, movies belonged to an easy category were Zootopia and The Lion King. Furthermore, The Jungle Book was in average category and Movie San Andres belonged to difficult category.
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