The effect of films with and without subtitles on listening comprehension of EFL learners.

• Autores: Abdolmajid Hayati, Firooz Mohmedi
• Localización: British journal of educational technology, ISSN 0007-1013, Vol. 42, Nº. 1, 2011, págs. 181-192
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]