Article Critique"A Classroom Investigation: Can Video Improve Intermediate-Level French Language Student's Ability to Learn About a Foreign Culture?"

I plan to explore the impact of media in successful classroom instruction. I want to study the use of video, photographs, music, internet websites, and other media formats in providing an engaging learning experience for students. The use of media in a classroom setting should increase the retention rate of the material taught, insight enthusiasm from students about the material being taught, and prove to be a valuable way for students to learn necessary material. 

A study from The Modern Language Journal entitled “A Classroom Investigation: Can Video Improve Intermediate-Level French Language Student’s Ability to Learn About A Foreign Culture?” provides important support that media is effective in classroom instruction. The study revolved around French language learners and what happened to their learning when their instruction had a video component to it. Authors Carol Herron, Cathleen Corrie, Sebastien Durbreil, and Steven P. Cole advocate for the use of video in the classroom “Not only can a video component build listening comprehension skills as shown in previous research (Rubin, 1990: Secules et al., 1992), but the use of video tapes can also be effective for building cultural knowledge” (2002, p. 49). The evidence and findings of this study supports my literature review by promoting the use of media in effective classroom teaching.