STUDENT PREPARATION FOR WORKING WITH FILMS IN A SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

At the University "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov in Burgas there is already a systematical work on the film education of future teachers. In the "Social Pedagogy" specialty, one of the optional disciplines is "Working with films in a socio-educational environment". Through it, the following goals are achieved:
- Introduction of cinema terms into the language of the future teacher; defining their essence.
- Getting to know film schools and their prominent representatives.
- Introduction of innovative methods and techniques in direct teaching work.
The lecture topics are structured in three modules: theory of cinema, history of cinema, methodological system for working with types of films for specific groups. The teaching methods include lectures, screenings of a film or an excerpt from it, a visit to the film premiere, analysis of Bulgarian and foreign film encyclopedias, compilation of comparative tables.
Within the lecture module, students are introduced in detail to the genre nature of films. It is explained to them that they only exist if they are recognized by critics and audiences. Examples of melodrama, neorealism, experimental film, western, comedy, horror film, suspense, film noir...
At the end of the semester, students independently develop a course project on a given topic. The activity during lectures, the ways of presenting the course project, the quality selection of sources and their content are evaluated; the analytical approach to the problem.
Preliminary expectations are that students have knowledge of Bulgarian children's and youth cinema and skills to analyze film plots, to comment on highlights of the acting and creative visions of the directors.
After successful completion of the course in the discipline, students should know and be able to:
To use educational, documentary and feature films to expand the educational potential of children with special educational needs
To integrate knowledge from interdisciplinary fields using a wide range of techniques and approaches.
Films from the golden fund of Bulgarian feature cinema are watched and analyzed. Special attention is paid to the film "Cunning Peter"/1960/, which is the most watched Bulgarian film in the history of national cinema.
The exhibition presents the results of a survey conducted in November 2024 with students and the following conclusions are reached:
The elements of cinematic analysis have been mastered and they can serve as a toolkit for future social pedagogues.
The evaluation of a given film combines both social and moral components, looking for contamination between them.
Film is a strong and reliable socio-educational tool.