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Captioning and Subtitling

Undervalued Language Learning Strategies

Bibliographic Data

ID4345237
AuthorsMartine Danan (Marygrove College, Detroit, USA, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume49
Issue1
Pages67-77
Publication date2004-09-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMeta Journal des traducteurs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0026-0452 • E-ISSN: 1492-1421
PublisherConsortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.7202/009021ar
OpenAlexW2007413618
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited24

Audiovisual material enhanced with captions or interlingual subtitles is a particularly powerful pedagogical tool which can help improve the listening comprehension skills of second-language learners. Captioning facilitates language learning by helping students visualize what they hear, especially if the input is not too far beyond their linguistic ability. Subtitling can also increase language comprehension and leads to additional cognitive benefits, such as greater depth of processing. However, learners often need to be trained to develop active viewing strategies for an efficient use of captioned and subtitled material. Multimedia can offer an even wider range of strategies to learners, who can control access to either captions or subtitles

Active listening · Closed captioning · Cognition · Comprehension · Linguistics · Listening comprehension · Multimedia · Second language · Artificial Intelligence · Communication · Computer Science · Ear and Head Tumors · Psychology · Subtitles and Audiovisual Media · Translation Studies and Practices

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Citations per year3,4
Citation span2006 - 2026 (21)
Citation velocitycurrent
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