Abstract
This study presents an educational practice that integrates the American movie Back to the Future, directed by Robert Zemeckis, into English language instruction for engineering students in Japan. Participants included four classes from a Japanese college dedicated to training future engineers and one university class specializing in technical sciences. Using Google Forms, students from two classes that incorporated the movie into their English lessons provided their impressions. The students found movies valuable for improving everyday conversational skills, expanding vocabulary, understanding cultural and social contexts, and gaining insights into nonverbal communication. Post-viewing analysis revealed that while the students conducted detailed scene analyses using their engineering knowledge, their comprehension of English vocabulary and expressions remained equivalent to that of lower secondary to early high school students in Japan. The study concluded that the main insights gained from the movie were engineering-related, with limited progress in language acquisition. To enhance the effectiveness of using movies in engineering education, teachers should include previewing activities focusing on conversational expressions, vocabulary, and engineering concepts in their classes.
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Mikako Nobuhara, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Takashi Okoda, Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology, Japan
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Conference: ACE2024
Stream: Learning Experiences
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Nobuhara M., & Okoda T. (1970) Case Study on Use of “Back to the Future” in English Instructions for Engineering Students ISSN: 2186-5892 – The Asian Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. -) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-5892.2025.158
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-5892.2025.158
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