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CAN DVD VIDEOS IN ENGLISH WITH CAPTIONS HELP ITALIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR EFL LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS?

Federico Valente, Francesco Spilabotte, Monica Alina Lungu

First published: 2023https://doi.org/10.35603/sws.iscss.2023/sv10.18View metrics

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the bimodal input (videos in theEnglish language with English captions) can lead Italian high school students toimprove their listening comprehension skills. The trigger for this research comes frommy EFL teaching experiences at Italian schools where the syllabi employed tend toneglect the training of the listening comprehension skills and focus mainly on grammartranslation and English literature instructions. The literature review describes in detailtheoretical issues with regard to the advantages of the bimodal input over monomodalinput and other approaches on how these techniques help FL students to facilitatecomprehension difficulties. It also makes reference to a few key findings from formerresearch. Findings indicate that not only can the bimodal input effectively help learnersto enhance their comprehension, but it can stimulate their motivation in studyingEnglish and lower learners’ level of anxiety which is commonly associated with theircomprehension performance.

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Title
CAN DVD VIDEOS IN ENGLISH WITH CAPTIONS HELP ITALIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR EFL LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS?
Authors
Federico Valente, Francesco Spilabotte, Monica Alina Lungu
Proceedings
Proceedings of 10th SWS International Scientific Conference on Social Sciences - ISCSS 2023
Publisher
SGEM WORLD SCIENCE (SWS) Scholarly Society
Year
2023
Pages
591-602
SWS Citekey
Valente202310591602
ISSN
2682-9959
ISBN
978-3-903438-06-4
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
Monomodal inputbimodal inputELTSLAvideo captions
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