Film Analysis through Linguistic base

Studies made in the last few years show that using films in language classrooms is an effective way in teaching a foreign language. Well-chosen films can serve as a valuable pedagogical aid, both for classroom use and self-study. This article is about using films in language classrooms through a specially designed course, whose outline description is given, in the English Language Teaching Department at Kocaeli University. This article indicates that this course helps students to get a more realistic panorama of the cultural aspects of the language, to improve their language skills, to think critically and to develop their own ways of using films in language education