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1. #Foreign movies with english subtitles full length plus#
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For instance, Vulchanova et al (2015) claim that both intra and interlingual subtitles (in the language of the soundtrack, or the listener’s native language, respectively) result in improved plot comprehension and vocabulary learning. Even in these studies, there is controversy regarding the consequences of the different subtitling conditions and the relation to the listener’s proficiency. Several previous studies have argued that subtitles in audiovisuals can facilitate other aspects of second language learning such as vocabulary acquisition, or overall plot comprehension. Can viewers learn by linking phonological to lexical information while watching subtitled media in a second language? And, if so, what are the most favourable subtitling conditions? Surprisingly, the effects of subtitles in improving perception of second language phonology have received little attention. Subtitles provide just-in-time written lexical information that can help disambiguate and parse phonemic information, eventually facilitating the acquisition and/or fine tuning of difficult foreign phonemic categories. This re-tuning is especially important to understanding how we learn to distinguish phonemes in foreign languages and adapt to their allophonic variations. Indeed, it has been proposed that listeners can shift their native phonetic category boundaries in a flexible way in order to adapt to phonemic variations based on context. The same way people can recognise a familiar face from different angles and lighting conditions, a listener must be able to extract and understand lexical items despite great variability in word form, depending on the acoustic conditions or the speaker’s voice and accent. One of the problems with acquiring L2 phonology is phonetic variability.

This is attributed to the fact that native language perceptual categories are established early in life and are difficult to retune afterwards.

Often learners have more success learning foreign vocabulary, orthography and syntax than phonology, both in terms of production and understanding. Regarding phonology, the process of learning the sound categories of a second language (L2) as an adult can be a rather challenging task. This study aims to investigate the potential benefits of watching subtitled media in major aspects of second language learning such as phonology and vocabulary.

#Foreign movies with english subtitles full length tv#

In many European countries TV shows and other media content are broadcasted in their original version with subtitles (Sweden, Belgium, Denmark or the Netherlands), and even in countries such as Germany, France or Spain where films and foreign media content are regularly dubbed, subtitled audiovisuals in English are becoming increasingly popular because access to audiovisual media in its original language with subtitles is easy. In fact, the education experts and the public media have mixed opinions about the feasibility of learning languages through watching films with subtitles. Nevertheless, this widespread claim in society lacks conclusive scientific evidence. English is the world’s most widely learnt foreign language hence the potential of learning through watching subtitled media can have a great economic and social impact (see for commercial applications of this principle).

#Foreign movies with english subtitles full length series#

It is often claimed that watching subtitled films and series implicitly helps learning a second language. These learning effects with just 1 hour exposure might have major implications with longer exposure times. Finally, as one could expect, plot comprehension was best under native, Spanish subtitles. The vocabulary test showed no reliable differences between subtitled conditions. The results of the listening skills tests revealed that after watching the English subtitled version, participants improved these skills significantly more than after watching the Spanish subtitled or no-subtitles versions.

#Foreign movies with english subtitles full length plus#

Before and after the viewing, participants took a listening and vocabulary test to evaluate their speech perception and vocabulary acquisition in English, plus a final plot comprehension test. In order to test the potential learning effects derived from watching subtitled media, a group of intermediate Spanish students of English as a foreign language watched a 1h-long episode of a TV drama in its original English version, with English, Spanish or no subtitles overlaid. One reason for this trend is the assumption that perceptual learning of the sounds of a foreign language, English, will improve perception skills in non-English speakers. Watching English-spoken films with subtitles is becoming increasingly popular throughout the world.