Bambi Rules: A Visual Approach to imparfait-passe compose Usage in French

Abstract

It is suggested that excerpts from the movie Bambi can be successful used as an introduction to the distinction between two French past tenses (imparfait & passe compose) following general guidelines (eg, choose a brief excerpt with several, distinct scenes). Students (N unspecified) were shown segmented excerpts & asked to focus on various aspects of three different scenes (eg, movement/action, static, dynamic, isolated act, & repeated action). The visual initialization was followed by a more traditional instructional lesson on the two tenses. Students enjoyed the multimedia approach that they found entertaining & clear. D. Ayoun.