Let’s talk about the movies: the movie journal / Norwati Hj Roslim ... [et al.]

Let’s Talk about the Movies: The Movie Journal is the first innovation for the teaching and learning of oral presentations. This originates from the difficulties faced by lecturers and students in using movies for their Open and Distance Learning (ODL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to these difficulties, this innovation which comprised of The Movie Journal Innovative Infographic Notes - A Guide for Lecturers and The Movie Journal Innovative Infographic Template - A Guide for Students was developed and introduced to lecturers and students as teaching and learning resources at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Rembau in March-July 2021 semester. Data on lecturers’ perceptions were gathered in an interview session via Google Meet from two lecturers teaching the English course. A set of questionnaires was developed and distributed to students and 24 responses were obtained through online Google Form for the data on students’ perceptions. Results showed that lecturers found this innovation as appealing, effective and well-received. Majority of the students agreed that they liked using this infographic Movie Journal because it was easy, more organized, with no missing contents for their oral presentation, and no repetition of contents in their
slides presentation. The novelty of this innovation is from a standpoint that Let’s Talk about the Movies: The Movie Journal is a new breakthrough for using movies during ODL in the teaching and learning of English compared to the traditional face-to-face method. Potentially, the future of this innovation certainly could be used for other courses that require the use of movies in the syllabus. Hence, Let’s Talk about the Movies: The Movie Journal could be commercialized and disseminated as physical resources and digital resources for lecturers, students, educators and instructors in both education and communication fields.