The medium of movies is an especially expressive way of communicating a language’s idiomatic characteristics with emotional context, providing compelling visual stories that impart revealing cultural contexts. Based on the methodology used in our successful CinemaEnglish courses, CinemaHungarian can be helpful for individual learners and small groups with some basic knowledge of Hungarian who wish to learn Hungarian with classic Magyar-made movies.

Five arguments why film scripts make the best textbooks for learning a foreign language:

– Scripts are well written to clearly convey emotion and interaction.

– Dialogues reflect everyday spoken language with idioms.

– The language is used in everyday situations, thus the conversation items are functional.

– Most dialogues have emotional overtones, a good way to learn to feel the language and how to use language items.

– Dialogue is easy to remember because words are accompanied with pictures, thus boosting visual memory.

Watch the best of Hungarian films and learn about the hidden code by which Hungarians operate in everyday life. We will give an introduction to the historical and social background of the film. All films will run with English subtitles. During class, key scenes will be discussed in detail, teaching you everyday language patterns, and explaining hidden cultural information.