The Use of Sitcom Videos Subtitled in English to Increase the Vocabulary in a Group of Low-Proficiency Level Students

 

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Autores: Valdelomar Miranda, Netzi, Moreno, Andrea Lasso de la Vega
Formáid: artículo original
Stádas:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2024
Cur Síos:This study explores the effects of using sitcom videos subtitled in English to help students build their English vocabulary in a group of low-proficiency students from a B1 level course of the English major at a Costa Rican public university. Eight students from this course participated in the investigation. The participants were divided into two subgroups of four students each: the control group which received standard instruction and the experimental group which received the treatment. The results obtained from both the pre-tests and the post-tests indicate that the experimental group showed more substantial improvements in terms of lexical gains. Nevertheless, further evidence is recommended to establish with greater confidence the potential of using sitcom videos subtitled in English as a more effective resource for enhancing students’ vocabulary compared to more traditional approaches to learn lexical items in the English as a Foreign Language classroom.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institiúid:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Teanga:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/50071
Rochtain Ar Líne:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/50071
Palabra clave:adquisición de vocabulario
subtítulos
comedias de situación en la enseñanza de un idioma
videos
tecnología
vocabulary acquisition
subtitles
sitcoms in language teaching
technology