Teaching Using Comic Strips
Using cartoons and comic strips 3 142 50 607 Printer-friendly version Cartoons and comic strips can be used from beginner level to advanced level for a variety of language and discussion activities. Cartoons are powerful teaching tools and can: Tell a complex story in a few images Provide comment and provoke thought on events and issues in the news Give an example of vocabulary related to current trends and fads Provide easily identifiable characters to form the basis for sketches Show culture in action with the ways that men or women are behaving and are expected to behave Comment on and illustrate a whole range of issues like racism, teenage relationships, sexism, ageism, family relationships. Word of warning: The language used can sometimes be too colloquial and referential for lower levels to cope with. Choose your cartoons and comic strips with care. 1. Activities for exploit...