The Effects of Captioned Authentic Video on Children’s Foreign Language Acquisition

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

Confidenciality: No

Education area(s): Ensenyament i Adquisició de l'Anglès com a Llengua Estrangera / Segona Llengua

Title in different languages: The Effects of Captioned Authentic Video on Children’s Foreign Language Acquisition

Abstract: This study investigates the benefits of authentic audiovisual input for language acquisition beginning with a comparison of case studies of two similar Basque girls who have different levels of English proficiency and English television exposure. Building from those studies and the literature in the field, the experimental study then investigates the hypotheses that the variables of watching authentic video, viewing with captions, and the subjects’ background English media exposure will positively influence their language acquisition. The findings showed that while watching authentic English video enhanced acquisition, captioning and informal English media exposure did not contribute to overall improvement.

Subject: Ciències de l'educació

Academic year: 2020-2021

Language: Anglès

Work's public defense date: 2021-06-21

Subject areas: Education sciences

Student: McCallum, Sarah

Department: Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys

Creation date in repository: 2021-07-06

TFM credits: 11

Keywords: Children, Second Language Acquisition, Media

Title in original language: The Effects of Captioned Authentic Video on Children’s Foreign Language Acquisition

Access Rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Project director: Manegre, Marni