TARGET AUDIENCE
• Advanced English students in the
advanced speaking course at the
Foreign Language Teaching Center at
the National Autonomous University of
Mexico (CELE-UNAM).
STUDENTS PROFILE
• University students coming from
different majors (science, arts,
humanities, etc.)
• Ages: from 19 to 24 years old.
• Advanced students voluntarily joined
the Tele-Cele course which was to be
focused on producing a TV program
throughout the 70-hour course.
TELE-CELE RESPONDS TO FOUR
FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS
1. Superficial or non-authentic integration
of skills in general English courses.
2. Lack of exploitation of classroom
available technology (TV sets in all
classrooms).
3. Lack of decision-making from students
in most L2 courses.
4. Lack of meaningful communicative
interaction in L2 classes.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
• To involve students in a TV program
production (task) which promotes
decision-making, meaningful
communicative interaction and integration
of skills towards the achievement of the
task.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. To promote independent, selfdirected learning by involving
students in a TV program production
process.
2. To explore TBLT to promote
meaningful communication through
task-oriented work.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
3. To integrate the 4 language skills in
a meaningful real (the language used to
work on the task) and surreal (the language
used for the specific kind of program the
students produce) context.
4. To produce an independent
Television: Tele-Cele.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
1. A team-created TV program
produced by students and for
students.
2. A set of student-created TV
programs to be broadcasted by
Tele-Cele (independent television)
for other language courses.
3. A proposal for TBLT.
4. Quality learning.
15 TV PRODUCTION STAGES
STUDENTS GET INVOLVED IN
THROUGHOUT THE COURSE
1. Identifying the purpose (goals) of
their specific TV production.
2. Identifying and analyzing their
target audience.
3. Checking out similar productions.
4. Determining the basic value of
production.
5.
6.
7.
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9.
Developing a TV production proposal.
Developing a production schedule.
Selecting key production personnel.
Deciding on locations.
Deciding on talent, wardrobe and
sets:
- auditions
- castings
10. Deciding on the remaining personnel.
11. Obtaining permits, insurance and
clearances.
12. Selecting video inserts, still photos
and graphics.
13. Moving to rehearsals and shooting
live-on tape.
14. Editing phase.
15. Post-production follow-up-ratings.
KINDS OF PROGRAMS STUDENTS
CAN CHOOSE FROM:
News
Sports
Culture
Game shows
Talk shows
Interviews
Advertising
Soap operas
Sitcoms
Special events
Movies
Music Bands