The effects of technology on English learning in movie captioning

Scientific Study from the year 2011 in the subject Didactics - English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, The University of Liverpool (Xi'an Jiao Tong Liverpool University), language: English, abstract: Previous research in the field of English learning on vocabulary learning has revealed that learned through imagery techniques are learn more easier than those without, for instance, by using interactive media, such as videos or pictures in different type of information. Furthermore, this study examine the results of two analysis, vocabulary and reading comprehension learning, conducted with 15 Xian Jiao Tong Liverpool University students. This experiment was related to how well vocabulary and reading comprehension learning through the movie with and without captioning. In addition, the results revealed a lower rate incidental learning than expected in vocabulary learning, significantly higher score attained in reading comprehension with movie captioning.