Finding the Spirit Within: A Critical Analysis of Film Techniques in "Spirited Away"

Autor/in	Cooper, Damon
Titel	Finding the Spirit Within: A Critical Analysis of Film Techniques in "Spirited Away"
Quelle	In: Babel, 45 (2010) 1, S.30-37 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0005-3503
Schlagwörter	Criticism; Films; Foreign Countries; Japanese; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Cultural Awareness; Teaching Methods; Film Study; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritik; Film; Ausland; Japaner; Japanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Filmkurs; Australien
Abstract	In 2008 the New South Wales Board of Studies included Hayao Miyazaki's film "Spirited Away" as the prescribed text for the Higher School Certificate Japanese Extension course. A study of the film in this context requires students to engage with the text in three distinct ways: through language, cultural symbolism and relevance, and detailed analysis of cinematic devices. This article presents a critical analysis of the prescribed extracts to provide teachers and students with a sound technical understanding of the cinematic devices used to create and communicate meaning. This analysis will sit alongside an exploration of aspects of Japanese language and culture to create a rich understanding of the issues prescribed by the Board of Studies. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations. Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Tel: +61-29351-2022; e-mail: president@afmlta.asn.au; e-mail: editor@afmlta.asn.au; Web site: http://www.afmlta.asn.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10