Video-Chronicle of TESOL Arabia Conference 2003: An ESP Experience

John Allan

Paul Grant

Abu Dhabi Men’s College

Demonstration Goals

To examine the process of creating a video account withCommunication Technology students at level 2

Sharing: •some of the problems we encountered •things we learned•products in process

Our Goals

Students: Course requirement in Media Media Production Teachers: Collaboration in an integrated matrix --integrate media project with English language and journalism classTeachers: demonstrate to greater TESOL community that Arabia is progressive through the final product

Setting Objectives

Course description calls for a projectNeed for integration (matrix)Create a student portfolio piece

Process DocumentsTreatmentTimelineRelease formsScriptsQuestionsShot sheetsLog sheetsStoryboardPress ReleaseNewspaper Article

Treatment….

overview of TESOL Arabiaweb siteDiscussion with TESOL teachersPoster

…treatment

Sample treatmentTreatment OutlineBrainstorm with teacherWrite a rough treatmentPeer correct the treatment in English classSubmit a final to Media production teacher

Timeline

Timeline agreed upon by students and the TESOL Conference Executive

Release forms

To be given to any speaker or ENG intervieweeCreated in English class

Scripts

Zafar narration questions for Zafar written responses placed on a storyboard to drive the video

Rough Treatment

Rough Treatment created in Media Planning classIn hand writingIn class timeTreatment Approved or Denied

Treatment Polished

In English class students peer edited their treatments

Questions

Questions generated for: Zafar, conference co-chair ENG sessions Speaker questions

Shot/Job sheets

Job sheets: assign details of duties for duties during the conferenceShot sheets: define the shot desired for each job during the video

Edit Log

Students responsible for logging their video or audio footage as the conference progresses

Teacher Correction

English Teacher takes the second draftCorrects obvious errors

Storyboard

To be created after the conferenceWith a consensus from TESOL Arabia

Press Release

Sample providedBrainstormedProduce a rough one in Journalism classPeer correct in the English class

Newspaper Article

Sample providedBrainstormedProduce a rough one in Journalism classPeer correct in the English classTo be Submitted to college newspapers and Gulf News

Progress…

Media Production Class

Students generate questions for Zafar

Student interviews Zafar in the audio studioStudents convert the audio to mp3 filesStudents break these files logical unit

…Progress…

Students video tape Zafar’s interviewStudents edit it into a short video with musicStudents take shots of the Hilton venueStudents edit shots into a ten second pieceStudents use stock footage of Abu Dhabi to create a one-minute opening for the video

…Progress…

Students test cameras at HiltonStudents video Speakers, delegates at conferenceENGsCrowd ShotsPost Production

Media Label

In Graphics Class

Concept sketch

Approval of Sketch

Create Label in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop

Instructor checks language

Approval, of label

Print Label

Adhere label

Assessment

English Class

Media Production

Journalism

Portfolio Presentation

Portfolio oral presentation

Responsible to cueing media Describe the process of creating media

Conclusions

Work in progressStudents are keen: since the aim is an international

audience they are being assessed in a variety

of classes

Questions?