ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the use of video assignments in two English courses for Swedish preservice primary school teachers (Years 4–6). These assignments have been introduced in courses designed to improve English proficiency and to develop digital competence according to the demands of Swedish educational policy. Students prepare short videos for assignments on course content and as makeup work for missed seminars. Student evaluations have confirmed the attainment of our main goals: extended student–teacher contact time, increased oral proficiency and increased digital competence for language learning. From a teacher perspective, the video assignments provide an important complement to other student work and a basis for better understanding what students know and for assessing their oral English. An added benefit is that the format is time saving for teachers, even as it requires a high level of preparation from students.
