El Cine: Culture in Film

 Culture and film go hand in hand.  You cannot have one without the other. Cine Latino Americano is a site that you can use to search for films in the Spanish speaking world.  Each film has a short introduction so that the viewer can know about the story line.  This site would be great for students and teachers.  Students could browse films from the country of their choice and introduce them to the class.  Teachers could use the site to find interesting movies to show the students, first previewing them to see if they are class appropriate.  After, the teacher could give students prepared discussions questions about the film.  This is definitely for advanced learners because content and richness of language can be very complex in movies, and context may be an important factor to consider.  Giving students some background information so that they may better understand the plot might be in order.  Film can reveal a lot about culture in other countries, so this is a valuable way of presenting it to students.