New Film Shows Importance of Learning English in International Workplace

(PRWEB) November 23, 2009 -- Conversations in Spain (http://www.englishclub.com/esl-videos/conversations-in-spain/), the 4th film in a free, 7-part documentary series for and about English learners worldwide, has been released on EnglishClub.com. This film shows 3 conversations with a language school director, an English learner and an English teacher.

The first segment features Jonathan Baum, a school director whose British father opened the first English language school in Granada in 1954. In this candid interview, Baum shares some of the earliest history of the school and explains why the first students were predominantly women. As the viewer learns, and in what is becoming a dominant theme throughout the series, English has become a virtual requirement in Spain. Jonathan Baum says, “In general, I think, in Spain, young people have realized that without English really they’re going nowhere."

The second conversation is with Giulio Gola, an Italian architect visiting Madrid on business. This advanced English learner shares his English learning journey, which includes being one of the first group of primary students to have had access to English in Italy in the 1980s. Giulio Gola offers tips to other learners who suffer from a lack of confidence, insisting that “nobody's there to judge you or to make fun of you if you make a mess.” He also provides the audience with a broader view of the European experience of learning English.

The film wraps up with a conversation with Beatriz Huelamo, a native Spanish resident of Madrid who teaches English. Huelamo sheds light on the structure-based English education system in Spain and expresses her frustration that 13 years’ studying the language does not qualify her as an "expert". Like many of the other interviewees in the project, she believes that travelling abroad is crucial to those serious about learning English.

This is the fourth film of “The Learning English Video Project”, made by British filmmaker Daniel Emmerson (http://www.danielemmerson.com/) and sponsored by EnglishClub.com (http://englishclub.com/).

Each film runs approximately 15 minutes in length, with a total series length of 2.5 hours.

The free classroom materials and self-study exercises on EnglishClub that accompany the films offer vocabulary, comprehension and listening practice for learners. Materials are available in digital and print form.

Several options are available for watching the film, including downloading (http://www.englishclub.com/download/index.htm#TLEVP) it or watching it online - with or without subtitles - on EnglishClub (http://www.englishclub.com/esl-videos/conversations-in-spain/) or YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/englishclub).

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