Animation is one of the most significant cinematic genres that date back to the invention of cinema, appealing to both children and adults. Animation is a notable example of how feminist discourse is created through female characters. Much like in other film genres, this phenomenological study explored the experiences, coping strategies, and insights of feminism in childrens animated films as perspectives on the characterization by Filipino viewers. This study aims to generate findings that guide the teachers and school heads in designing possible solutions for directing and supervising the learners on their intended experiences and perspectives. Twenty participants from a certain public junior high school, aged between 12 and 13 were selected through a purposive sampling technique and interviewed through in-depth interview. After that, thematic analysis was utilized to collect and validate data after each person was interviewed in-depth. It was found that female animated films bring excitement and fun to the viewers while they are learning. Moreover, it promotes gender equality and value for women. It was recommended to include feminism in childrens animated films as part of the lesson, especially in literature, by devising and inventing improved multimedia components or devices useful in language instruction. This could maintain a learning environment that promotes fairness, respect, and care to encourage learning as one of the indicators in classroom observation tools in the Results-Based Performance Management System (RPMS) used in DepEd. It would also lessen the burden of economic problems in our country since womens empowerment aids the gender gap, allowing women to take risks in controlling resources.Animation is one of the most significant cinematic genres that date back to the invention of cinema, appealing to both children and adults. Animation is a notable example of how feminist discourse is created through female characters. Much like in other film genres, this phenomenological study explored the experiences, coping strategies, and insights of feminism in childrens animated films as perspectives on the characterization by Filipino viewers. This study aims to generate findings that guide the teachers and school heads in designing possible solutions for directing and supervising the learners on their intended experiences and perspectives. Twenty participants from a certain public junior high school, aged between 12 and 13 were selected through a purposive sampling technique and interviewed through in-depth interview. After that, thematic analysis was utilized to collect and validate data after each person was interviewed in-depth. It was found that female animated films bring excitement and fun to the viewers while they are learning. Moreover, it promotes gender equality and value for women. It was recommended to include feminism in childrens animated films as part of the lesson, especially in literature, by devising and inventing improved multimedia components or devices useful in language instruction. This could maintain a learning environment that promotes fairness, respect, and care to encourage learning as one of the indicators in classroom observation tools in the Results-Based Performance Management System (RPMS) used in DepEd. It would also lessen the burden of economic problems in our country since womens empowerment aids the gender gap, allowing women to take risks in controlling resources.

MAED-Teaching English

Phenomenological

Animated Films

characterization

feminism

Philippines