Phenprapa Suetrong. The learners' attitudes toward the use of English language movies with Thai subtitles and English subtitles to improve listening comprehension skills. Master's Degree(English for Careers). Thammasat University. Thammasat University Library. : Thammasat University, 2015.
The learners' attitudes toward the use of English language movies with Thai subtitles and English subtitles to improve listening comprehension skills
Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate learners attitudes toward the use of English language movies with Thai subtitles and English subtitles to improve listening comprehension skills. The participants of the study were the English program freshmen majoring in Journalism (Mass Media Studies) in the faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication in the academic year 2015 at Thammasat University. A questionnaire was utilized to obtain the data, which were analyzed by the SPSS program. The findings indicated that both types of subtitles could improve listening comprehension skills in different aspects. Thai subtitles are useful when leaners need to understand the conversations, feelings and expressions of actors in the movies. Moreover, English subtitles are advantageous to learners in terms of understanding the vocabulary, unfamiliar idioms, proverbs, slang, as well as the accents and dialects in movies. In addition, English subtitles are helpful to learners with regard to using English in their daily life. Therefore, the study concluded that watching English language movies with English subtitles are the most effective way to improve the listening comprehension skills of the learners
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