Can Subtitles Be Used to Learn a New Language?

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Studying A Foreign Language

• Its no secret that studying a new language can
  be tedious. Textbooks are sometimes dry and dont
  fully immerse you in the language.
• Movies and TV shows, on the other hand, are
  designed to stimulate and entertain you.
• On the following slides, well discuss how
  watching movies and TV shows with subtitles can
  be a part of the language learning experience.

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Subtitles Give Exposure To A Foreign Language

• Research has concluded that subtitles can help
  with expanding your knowledge of a foreign
  language. This is especially true for movies and
  TV shows that you watch over and over again.
• Watching a movie with subtitles allows you three
  types of exposure hearing, reading, and seeing
  the language in action through body language and
  movement.

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Watch A Familiar Movie Or TV Show

• When youve already seen a movie or TV show, you
  are less tempted to get lost in the story,
  allowing you to focus on the language.
• Watching your favorite movie or TV show with
  subtitles can also help mitigate feelings of
  frustration that come with not being successful
  at something new right away.
• It is best to watch the movie in a foreign
  language with the subtitles playing in that same
  language.
• If youre not ready to watch the movie with the
  subtitles in the foreign language, you can turn
  them on in your native language to get the gist
  of what is being said.

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Dont Get Overwhelmed

• The learning process takes time, and rather than
  going through the entire movie or TV show, it
  helps to only watch short segments at a
  timepreferably where there are only one or two
  characters on-screen.
• Since there are many ways to say the same words
  in any given language, this will help minimize
  the exposure to variations in pronunciation and
  intonation.

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Repetition Is Key
Repetition Is Key

• Watching an entire movie or TV show in one
  sitting wont make you fluent. Youll often find
  that it is beneficial to watch a scene, pause it,
  repeat it, and do this process several times to
  truly absorb the translations and the
  pronunciation. The best way to learn is to
  actually talk to your TV. Dont worry, nobody is
  watching! Practice playing the role of a
  character while speaking their lines out loud and
  practicing the pronunciation.

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Learning Slang

• A huge plus of watching movie and TV show
  subtitles is that they expose viewers to a part
  of the language that is often not included in
  textbooks, such as slang or popular idioms.
• When you spend time learning only basic grammar
  and spelling, you arent learning how people
  really speak in casual conversation. Real
  conversation often includes more slang or local
  colloquialisms than you probably realize!

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Make It Fun

• If you have a friend that wants to learn another
  language with you, he or she can add another
  level of fun and interactivity.
• You can play back a scene multiple times, try out
  various characters and situations, and test your
  accent and pronunciation.
• This also offers an opportunity to test each
  other on vocabulary as you learn the translations
  of new words.

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Subtitles Provide A Vital Service

• High quality subtitles can make media accessible
  to anyone.
• This includes almost anything you can imagine
  marketing materials, movies, TV shows, video
  games, apps, and online content.
• Without subtitles, a good chunk of the world
  would not have access to the same media we know
  and enjoy.

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• Based in Los Angeles, California, JBI Studios is
  a leading provider of foreign language multimedia
  services. They provide high-quality, professional
  audio and video services including Subtitling
  services using 1,200 voices in over 80 languages.
  JBI Studios helps clients voice and communicate
  messages in a consistent way, and they offer
  creative and personalized solutions to help
  clients achieve their goals.
• Website http//www.jbistudios.com/subtitling/
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