ELTR Journal
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022)

THE EFFECTS OF WATCHING ENGLISH-SUBTITLED VIDEOS ON EFL STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY LEARNING

Rizky Purwa Lestari (Tidar University)
Rolisda Yosintha (Tidar University)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Jul 2022

Abstract

This paper studies how watching English-subtitled videos affect EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students’ vocabulary learning. 20 English major students watched an English video about a classic ghost tale twice. The control group (n = 10) watched the unsubtitled video, while the experimental group (n = 10) watched the subtitled video. After watching it, they did the test of vocabulary and the test of understanding. A descriptive-qualitative method was utilized in this paper. It reveals that watching a video with its English subtitle affects the vocabulary learning; the experimental group achieved a higher score in both tests than the control group. However, the experimental group’s mean score was only slightly, not significantly, high. Pedagogical implications are found to utilize English-subtitled videos for better vocabulary learning.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eltr

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

ELTR Journal publishes original, previously unpublished research and opinion papers written in English. Paper topics on any language include the following main fields: 1. language studies/investigations 2. language teaching/learning 3. linguistics related to language learning Other closely-related ...