ENGLISH LANGUAGE ON STAGE: AUTHORSHIP PRACTICES AND STUDENT AGENCY IN THE CINEMA AT SCHOOL PROJECT

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The XI Video Showcase “X” constitutes a pedagogical experience grounded in active learning methodologies, multiliteracies, and audiovisual production in the English language. The study adopts a qualitative approach and is designed as an educational case study, based on the analysis of institutional documents, evaluations conducted by teachers and invited specialists, students’ self-assessments, and records produced by the teacher-researcher. The results indicate that the project promotes meaningful language learning by enabling the use of English in authentic communicative practices involving oral production, writing, translation, and multimodality. The evaluations highlight the development of digital and creative competencies, particularly in creativity, set design, costumes, and narrative construction, while also revealing recurring challenges related to editing, audio recording, and oral fluency. Students’ self-assessments point to the strengthening of cooperation, responsibility, and collaborative learning.

Keywords: Second language Acquisition teaching; Active learning methodologies; collaborative learning; Multiliteracies.