Contents // Thanks vi // A note on copying video material vii Introduction i ; // 1 Video films as a language-teaching aid 4 // 2 Active viewing and comprehension 11 // 3 Repetition, prediction, and role play 32 // 4 Gesture, register, and structures 41 // 5. Transfer activities, discussion, and project work 56 // 6 Sound only, sound off, and sound over 73 // 7 Using authentic broadcast materials 80 // 8 First steps with a video camera 91 // 9 Projects with a video camera 109 10 A note on video hardware 118 Postscript 125 // Bibliography A Materials referred to in the text 126 Bibliography ? Further reading 128 Acknowledgements 130 Index 131