ERIC Number: EJ928119
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Publication Date: 2011-Jan
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The Effect of Films with and without Subtitles on Listening Comprehension of EFL Learners
Hayati, Abdolmajid; Mohmedi, Firooz
British Journal of Educational Technology, v42 n1 p181-192 Jan 2011
The present study represented a preliminary effort to empirically examine the efficacy of subtitled movie on listening comprehension of intermediate English as a Foreign Language students. To achieve this purpose, out of a total of 200 intermediate students, 90 were picked based on a proficiency test. The material consisted of six episodes (approximately 5 minutes each) of a DVD entitled "Wild Weather". The students viewed only one of the three treatment conditions: English subtitles, Persian subtitles, no subtitles. After each viewing session, six sets of multiple-choice tests were administered to examine listening comprehension rates. The results revealed that the English subtitles group performed at a considerably higher level than the Persian subtitles group, which in turn performed at a substantially higher level than the no subtitle group on the listening test. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Video Technology, Listening Comprehension, Listening Comprehension Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Indo European Languages, Achievement Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Films, Visual Aids, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness
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