1. Revisiting Comics in ELT
José M. da Silva

2. COMICS – the basics comics = text + image
 Product of Pop / Mass Culture
comics = text + image
explore text
explore image

3. COMICS – the basics Elements  social interaction Uses Types  fun
 language
 comic strip
 grammar
 culture
 comic book
 vocabulary
 feelings
 graphic novel
 culture
 gestures
 manga
 communication
reactions
(humor, irony)
 discussion
 readers
themes
(politics, society)
 your own

4. COMICS and ELT methodology
Reasons / Advantages
connected sentences that have a
logical structure, a story line and
a conclusion
 funny
 interesting
 context
 extraordinary
visuals  motivation
 memory
 nonverbal communication
Comics provide
links to the
other skills.
 authentic / oral language

12. ATCHINSON, Michael. Word for Word.

13. Create your own comics MakeBeliefsComix
MakeBeliefsComix

17. Useful Links http://www.jamesabela.co.uk/intermediate/comics.html

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