Watching English movies and proficiency development: Advanced learners’ perceptions and strategies

Global Journal of Foreign Language Teaching Pub Date : 2021-05-31 DOI:10.18844/gjflt.v11i2.5660

Farhang Daneshfard, Elham Khosravian, Zahra Alimorad, Maryam Honarparvaran, Fatemeh Tabe Bordbar

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Watching movies can help language learners improve their proficiency. However, important in this regard are what kinds of movies learners perceive as beneficial and how they benefit from watching movies. This study intended to discover advanced English learners’ perceptions and strategies regarding watching movies. To this aim, the researchers selected 34 advanced English learners in Iran. The participants completed a questionnaire and then the researchers interviewed them to find out their perceptions and strategies with regard to watching English movies. The findings suggested that the most favourite genres were comedy, documentary and animated movies, in the order given. Furthermore, the most common strategies used by the learners were writing down new vocabularies, reviewing them and using them in everyday situations. Moreover, advanced learners preferred to watch movies with English or no subtitles. The findings can aid English learners and teachers to become familiar with effective strategies regarding watching English movies. Keywords: Advanced learners, English movies, learning strategies, learning perceptions, subtitles.

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看英语电影与英语水平发展:高级学习者的认知与策略

看电影可以帮助语言学习者提高他们的熟练程度。然而，在这方面，重要的是学习者认为什么样的电影是有益的，以及他们如何从看电影中受益。本研究旨在探讨高阶英语学习者对观影的认知与策略。为此，研究人员在伊朗挑选了34名高级英语学习者。参与者完成了一份调查问卷，然后研究人员对他们进行了采访，以了解他们对观看英语电影的看法和策略。调查结果显示，最受欢迎的电影类型依次是喜剧、纪录片和动画电影。此外，学习者最常用的策略是写下新单词，复习并在日常生活中使用它们。此外，高级学习者更喜欢看有英语或没有字幕的电影。研究结果可以帮助英语学习者和教师熟悉观看英语电影的有效策略。关键词:高阶学习者，英语电影，学习策略，学习感知，字幕

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