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Although these suggestions came from a high school French teacher, they may be useful for teachers of any age, level, and language.

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I have shown 'Le chateau de ma mere' regularly over the years, frequently to juniors and seniors. It is always well-received. I have usually shown 'La Gloire de mon pere' prior to this film; sometimes even in a previous year.

I have used/adapted the lesson plans available from FilmArobics. http://www.filmarobics.com/

One thing I find particularly helpful is very easy to do with DVDs:
- I hand out study/comprehension questions for the 10-12 minute segment we're going to watch that day.
- Students read the questions, so they'll know what to look for.
- I play the segment without subtitles.
- Students try to answer the questions with partners/small groups.
- I play the segment a second time with French subtitles.
- Students then work with partner/group to finish answering the questions.

Usually at this point the students understand pretty well, and they have not seen or heard English.

Oberg, S. Re: Le chateau de ma mere. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (12 Jan. 2006).
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