Seventeenth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society

Abstract

This study examines how integrating action films can help to enhance the teaching and learning experience in online classes. It discusses the benefits of incorporating visual components such as film clips, short videos, trailer, MTV, feature films, among others in an interdisciplinary class using a Learning Management System (LMS). On the one hand, the presentation addresses the importance of motivating students’ interest and engagement as well as structuring an interactive atmosphere in the online classroom that is accessible and inclusive. On the other hand, it examines the careful guidance needed in order for the instructor to help students improve critical thinking, reading, and writing skills while acquiring multiliteracies through multimodal learning. In mapping out the transnational identities, cultural transformation, multinational production and casting, and stardom, this presentation focuses on examining how clips from action films such as: Enter the Dragon, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Once Upon a Time in China and America, and The Forbidden Kingdom can offer opportunities for productive asynchronized discussions on gender politics, racial politics, transnationalism, and cultural contextualization.