A Study on Establishing Film Studies asan Interdisciplinary Programin the English Department The English departments in Korean universities have encountered serious crisis during the past few years and attempted to meet these challenges by transforming their curricula. Students these days have a tendency to neglect traditional literature courses in favor of practical English courses which allegedly will improve their English proficiency. They also feel more comfortable with viewing visual images than reading hundreds pages of literature. Many departments have reacted to this phenomenon by incorporating film courses in their curricula, thus quenching the students' thirst for visual image and media. Drawing on several examples of program in the United States, this paper proposes the idea of establishing an interdisciplinary program which takes advantage of strong points of both English and film studies. Courses in English department will provide students with abundant reading materials which can be transformed into scripts and movies, as well as critical theories with which to analyze films. On the other hand, English major students can learn the practical techniques of editing, light, sound design, and cinematography from the courses offered by film studies department. This interdisciplinary program will benefit both the film studies department by providing abundant resources of film contents and methodologies and the English department which is seeking a breakthrough in the age of visual images.

A Study on Establishing Film Studies asan Interdisciplinary Programin the English Department The English departments in Korean universities have encountered serious crisis during the past few years and attempted to meet these challenges by transforming their curricula. Students these days have a tendency to neglect traditional literature courses in favor of practical English courses which allegedly will improve their English proficiency. They also feel more comfortable with viewing visual images than reading hundreds pages of literature. Many departments have reacted to this phenomenon by incorporating film courses in their curricula, thus quenching the students' thirst for visual image and media. Drawing on several examples of program in the United States, this paper proposes the idea of establishing an interdisciplinary program which takes advantage of strong points of both English and film studies. Courses in English department will provide students with abundant reading materials which can be transformed into scripts and movies, as well as critical theories with which to analyze films. On the other hand, English major students can learn the practical techniques of editing, light, sound design, and cinematography from the courses offered by film studies department. This interdisciplinary program will benefit both the film studies department by providing abundant resources of film contents and methodologies and the English department which is seeking a breakthrough in the age of visual images.

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