This article discusses research into the role of audio-visual input for second language (L2)
or foreign language learning. It also addresses questions related to the effectiveness of …

The purpose of this study is to discuss the effects of audiovisual input on second language
acquisition (SLA) and the factors that influence the difficulty of audiovisual learning through …

In recent years, an increasing number of studies have focused on learning vocabulary from
audiovisual input. They have shown that learners can pick up new words incidentally when …

Audiovisual input has received increasing attention from the Second Language Acquisition
(SLA) and the Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) domains during the past few …

In recent years, there has been an exponential growth of the explorations around the
pedagogical use of Web 2.0 technologies in China. This study offers an alternate …

Welcome to the world of watching television programmes and films with subtitles in the same
language, or captions, as I shall call them in this book. If a reader who has never watched a …

Despite the rapid proliferation of information and communication technologies, there exists a
paucity of empirical research on the causes of the current low acceptance of computer …

Video captions, also known as same-language subtitles, benefit everyone who watches
videos (children, adolescents, college students, and adults). More than 100 empirical …

Captions provide a useful aid to language learners for comprehending videos and learning
new vocabulary, aligning with theories of multimedia learning. Multimedia learning predicts …

This study explores the differential effects of captions and subtitles on extensive TV viewing
comprehension by adolescent beginner foreign language learners, and how their …