Subtitles in language learning

Audiovisual materials are now widely available online, easily accessible in most parts of the world, and offer an engaging way for learners to interact with a language inside and outside the classroom. Video content enhanced by subtitles is seen as a powerful tool in second language learning. Since the 1980s, a bulk of evidence has been accumulated showing that watching subtitled audiovisual materials can facilitate foreign language learning in formal and informal educational settings (Price, 1983; Danan, 1992; Vanderplank, 2016).

As both a teacher and a language learner, I have always tried to integrate this type of content into my . . .

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Olga Kovtun
Olga Kovtun
Olga Kovtun holds an MA in English Linguistics (UCL, 2013) and an MSc in Audiovisual Translation (UCL, 2024). She is a DELTA-qualified ESL teacher with 15 years of experience teaching teenagers and adults, including Cambridge exam and IELTS preparation, both in person and online. She is currently exploring how accessibility tools such as subtitles and audio description can support language learning.