Learning a new language is usually an aural exercise, but making it a visual experience can help cement the lesson. Discover how Vicky taught her students to create simple motion graphics and demonstrate their understanding of new vocabulary through an animated film.
First, Vicky’s students chose a scenario where they would learn the appropriate vocabulary for ordering food.
Next, students were given the corresponding script, which they had to read through and understand.
Once they understood it, they were tasked to visualize the script in Keynote. Learn how to create illustrations by using shapes in Chapter 9 of the Everyone Can Create Drawing guide.
Next, they added quote bubbles and other key elements.
Students then added animation effects and turned their visual story into an animatic. Learn how to animate shapes using transitions in Chapter 9 of the Everyone Can Create Drawing guide.
Next, students practiced reading the script until they were fluent, then recorded audio of themselves reading over their animatic.
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Finally, they exported it as an animated film.
Learning a second language is more immersive when students see the value of it applied to a real-world scenario. But it is allowing them to complement their new language skills with creativity that increases their engagement and interest in the language itself.
