The Differential Effects of Subtitles on the Comprehension of Native English Connected Speech Varying in Types and Word Familiarity

Connected speech produced by native speakers poses a challenge to second language learners. Video subtitles have been found to assist the decoding of English connected speech for learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). However, the presence of subtitles may divert the listeners’ attention t...

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Main Authors: Simpson W. L. Wong, Cherry C. Y. Lin, Isabella S. Y. Wong, Anisa Cheung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-05-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020924378