Do Subtitles Affect Language Learning?

ISBN-13: 9783659915789 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 52 str.

Hilal Yildiz

Opis

The use of subtitles to teach a foreign language can facilitate students' motivation and reduce the anxiety in language learning process. This study is conducted to find out the effects of using subtitles on language learning. We conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews with 20 students who watch subtitled movies regularly in their free time. The result of our study pointed out that watching subtitled movies help learners to improve their learning skills and motivate them to learn more about the target language. Also, using subtitles can enhance engagement in learning and helps the learner to acquire basic knowledge. However, we believe more studies need to be done to get the most of the subtitled movies as instructional materials to use in language learning classrooms.

O autorze

Hilal Yildiz was born in Elazig -Turkey. She studied in Ankara at the Hacettepe University where she successfully completed her B.A. degree in English Language Teaching. in Political Science. Her current research interests are in the areas of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.