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Natalie Nawrocki –Djerriwarrh Community and Education Services (Sunshine) Roopa Raman-Community West (St Albans) Peter Doran- Djerriwarrh Community and Education Services (Sunshine)

Interesting facts about Mr. Bean relevant to EAL teaching.

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• There are many worksheets and activities online that have been created

for EAL teachers and learners.

• 60% of ESL educators used TV shows to enhance lessons.
• Nearly a quarter of them (23%) used Mr. Bean.
• Atkinson performed in front of a French-speaking audience to test if it

would appeal to an international audience.

• Sold to more 190 countries.
• Over 35 million units have been sold.
• 1.3 billion views of his You tube clips and around 65 million fans on Face

book.

• In-flight entertainment on over 100 airlines.
• Won a number of international awards

Why Mr. Bean?

Familiarity and Related life experiences.

• He is an alien.
• Appealing to all cultures.
• Examines universal topics

Learning tool

• A visual resource.
• Suitable for all levels and age groups and can be used in a class with mixed

abilities.

• They are short.
• Breaks up class time. Assist with pacing the class and offers relief from

intensive reading and writing.

• Supports current teaching pedagogy- multimodal approach.
• It provides high challenge curricula, particular emphasis on intellectual

challenge.

• It builds on understanding non-verbal communication such as interpreting

body language, overt and subliminal messages.

• Students don’t talk during the viewing because they don’t have to translate

what's going on in the video to their fellow classmates who speak the same language.

Why Mr. Bean continued’

Why Mr. Bean continued’ Language practice

• Can be used for a variety of activities including; culture, vocabulary,

grammar, speaking, writing and assessment.

• It allows students to speak a lot.
• It allows students to be challenged by extending ideas and

speaking.

• Students can practice speaking without being personal.
• It allows practise for almost all grammar tenses.
• It can also be used for advanced students for practising

comparisons.

• Mr. Bean is funny!

Humour

• Mr Bean is funny and relaxing, humour can assist in learning,

Humour can contribute a great deal to the second language

• classroom. It enables you not only to create an affective or positive

environment, but is a source of enjoyment for you and your

• students. Language is seen in authentic and real life situations.

Humorous situations allow your students to express themselves without fear of ridicule and criticism. Anxiety and stress is reduced and your students are encouraged to take more risks in using their second language.(ChiassonPaul-EmileThe Internet TESL Journal,

• Vol. VIII, No. 3, March 2002

http://iteslj.org/ )

Scaffolding Mr. Bean Volume 1 Episode 3 The curse of Mr. Bean A lesson can be structured as follows: Pre-task, Video watching Post watching discussion Post watching task Final task extension activities

Mr Bean at the swimming pool

• Mr. Bean making a

sandwich.

Using technology with Mr. Bean

• In addition to the episodes Mr. Bean

lends itself to be used with other current mediums of learning.

• The interactive whiteboard.
• Mobile Apps
• Internet games
• Twitter
• Facebook

Further ideas from the audience and any questions?

References

• 2002,ChiassonPaul-Emile,The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. VIII, No. 3, March 2002

http://iteslj.org/ ) “Using Humour in the Second Language Classroom”

• 2014, Guevara Katherine C. CATESOL News “Mr. Bean Speaks American English:

Dynamic Grammar with Silent Video” Sep 22nd, 2014 http://www.catesolnews.org/2014/09/mr-bean-speaks-american-english/

• Multimodal source:

http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Glossary?a=E&t=multimodal%20text