Cinema-Based EFL. The Impact of Little Women on Students' Argumentative Moves and Outlook on Marriage

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Author(s): Ana Flores Ortuño (Universidad de Murcia, Spain), Pedro Antonio Férez Mora (Universidad de Murcia, Spain)and Julio Roca de Larios (Universidad de Murcia, Spain)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 32
Source title: Pioneering Socio-Critical Approaches in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Research
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Pedro Antonio Férez Mora (University of Murcia, Spain)and Yvette Coyle (University of Murcia, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-0040-5.ch006

Keywords: Communication Studies / Education / Information Science Reference / Language Education and Linguistics

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This study explores the impact of a teaching unit centred around the film Little Women on EFL secondary students, focusing on their use of argumentative moves and their perspectives on the concept of marriage. Both aspects were analysed in essays written before and after the intervention. Statistically significant differences were observed in essay length, as well as in the use of counterclaims, backings, and conclusions. Furthermore, the cinema-based teaching unit prompted students to adopt a more complex perspective on marriage, which manifested in three distinct profiles: radical change of position, moderate change, and no ultimate change but with some refinements.

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