using films in tefl classes at the palestinian universities
Through this study, the researcher was interested in proving that films have positive effect on the process of learning a new language. Therefore, she used a quantitative study that was conducted on two groups of English major university students from Hebron University, where the first group watched a film and the second group read its script. By using pre-test, post-test, and a survey, she found positive differences in the listening and speaking skills, in addition to the vocabulary comprehension, and the cultural awareness. Moreover, there was general improvements on both groups in the process of learning a new language. However, the first group, that watched the film, achieved greater improvement than the second group that read the script of the film. Therefore, the researcher recommends using films in teaching a foreign language, and encourage the curriculum designers to design new courses that include films to be used in learning a new language. (Author’s abstract)