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| Effectiveness of Subtitles in Second Language Acquisition
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Christina Dionisio- Vicencio, Ph.D.
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Abstract:
The effect of subtitles on second language acquisition can either have long-term or short-term effects, but the span of exposure to watching subtitled films might have major implications on the post-learning results of the viewer. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of subtitles in second language acquisition. The researchers conducted interviews to determine how the use of subtitles affected the respondents' comprehension of acquiring a second language. Also, the researchers provided a 7-item questionnaire that tested their short- and long-term memory in response to the movie they watched. Results reveal that the short-term memory effects of the movie with English subtitles to high school students aged 14 years old got the highest percentage in comparison to non-subtitled and Tagalog-subtitled films. For the long-term memory, the scores were not retained, but the movie with English subtitles still had the topmost percentage and highest effect on high school students' long-term memory.
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