A Study of Watching Intralingual and Interlingual Subtitled English Animations on Vocabulary Learning for Eleventh Grade High Achievers

• Main Authors: WEI, I-PENG, 魏亦朋
• Other Authors: CHEN, YUEH-MIAO
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/zh899d

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 外國語文學系英語教學研究所 === 106 === This study examines the effect of watching intralingual (English) and interlingual (Chinese) subtitled English animations on eleventh grade high achievers’ vocabulary learning. It further explores students’ perspectives of watching subtitled animations. Seventy-five high-achieving students from a high school in northern Taiwan participated in this study. The duration of the experiment lasted for four weeks. Data collection included: (1) pre- and post-tests of vocabulary, (2) questionnaires, (3) semi-structured interviews and (4) classroom observations. The participants were divided into two groups A and B. They watched two subtitled (intralingual and interlingual) video clips of the English animation-Storks. A Vocabulary Knowledge Scale (VKS) was implemented as a pre- and post-test to assess students’ vocabulary learning. The finding showed that both groups’ post-test scores have improved significantly, but there was no significant difference between the two subtitled modes. In other words, the results were not able to prove which subtitled mode was better than the other in terms of vocabulary learning. However, the participants’ questionnaires, interviews and class observations indicated that the most participants held a positive attitude toward watching animations with subtitles. In addition, they thought watching intralingual subtitles could enhance their learning motivation and interest in learning vocabulary more, while watching interlingual subtitles could help reduce their learning anxiety. Finally, the study suggested that both intralingual and interlingual subtitled animations could be used as an effective tool in enhancing eleventh grade high achievers’ vocabulary learning in different ways.