Redrawing Boundaries in “In-Lawfully Yours” (Published)
The film is an essential medium filmmakers use to disseminate information to their target audience to (positively) influence them. It has been observed that universities and film schools – Christian and Non-Christian alike have joined the league of film production companies, aside from their primary task of teaching and research. This paper discusses Redrawing Boundaries using Regent University’s production, In-Lawfully Yours, as a case. Its scope is limited to Christian universities as film producers. Hence, Regent University is the primary focus. It reflects how well Christian Universities can use their redemptive films to redraw boundaries away from their primary corporate responsibilities to impact the public. This paper submits that In-Lawfully Yours is a well-produced redemptive film by a private Christian university. It shows the emergence of Christian film schools as part of institutions capable of redrawing boundaries. It recommends that governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and other relevant stakeholders give the necessary support such universities need.
Keywords: Christian Universities, Information Dissemination, boundaries, film production, film studies, redemptive films
Digitalization, film production and global education dynamism: A study of pre-service teachers’ speech proficiency (Published)
This study determined the effect of digital film production on pre-service English teachers’ speech proficiency in English. The study adopted the pretest-posttest, control group, quasi- experimental design. A total of 140 part three students studying English at Colleges of Education in Ondo and Ekiti states participated in the study. The instrument utilized were Speech proficiency Achievement Test (r=0.73). Treatment lasted for six weeks. Two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data retrieved were analysed with t-test. The results showed that there was no significant difference (t (1,284) = -0.09) in the pretest mean scores of the experimental and control groups (p = 0.93 > 0.05). Also, results showed that digital film production strategies revealed significant difference (t (1,138) = 156.62) in the posttest scores of the experimental and control groups (p = 0.00 < 0.05). Based on the findings, implications for further studies and practices were highlighted comprising language teacher education, English language learning and digital media inclusion in speech proficiency.
Keywords: : digitalization, Pre-Service Teachers, film production, global education, speech proficiency.