Alicia McGivern
Head of Education, IFI
In this episode, Alicia McGivern, Head of Education at the Irish Film Institute, joins Arts in Junior Cycle and The JCT English team as part of the Spinning Stories Out of Light series of podcasts. Alicia is a highly experienced film educator, who leads a team at the IFI in the delivery of an extensive schools film education programme. As a former teacher, she combines an understanding of education and film, with a commitment to access, to facilitate different audiences’ engagement with moving image and the IFI.
Full Episode
In our conversation, Alicia discusses why it is so important for young people to study film and film language, and particularly focuses on The Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Waititi, 2016), Wadjda (al-Mansour, 2012) and His and Hers (Wardrop, 2009).
We hope you enjoy!
Some teacher reflection questions
Q. “In the non-vertical classroom, a teacher doesn’t have to be the expert: draw on students’ skills… young people are more likely to be the experts in this scenario.”
How can learning be transferred from the study of film to other texts in Junior Cycle English?
Q. How does the study of film enable learners to engage with a variety of texts?
Q. How does film create opportunities to engage with student voice in the classroom?
Q. What approaches to the teaching of film outlined in this podcast support learning for your students?
Note: Teachers of Junior Cycle English may find the following JCT English Team site useful. It also contains the other podcasts in the Spinning Stories Out of Light Series. JCT English - Film Workshop 2021
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