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Movies And Learning A Second Language Essay

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Abstract:
In this research, I will discuss the impact of movies on learning a second language like English. Do watching movies really help fasten the learning process?. What is so special about subtitled movies! And what can it add to the experience of learning a new language such as English?. Why some language teachers think that watching movies is such a helpful and a good reliable resource to learn English?
What is the relation between learning a culture and a language? Is it possible to learn the language alone, separated from its culture?

Introduction:
Before 1944 people in the middle east did not have the chance of watching English movies, very few had the interest in watching any foreign movie at all because of the language barrier specially that …show more content…

He noticed that Tv shows, movies and series became a huge part of people 's life so he decided to add them to the teaching language process in order to make the learning process fun and easy.

Significance of Research:

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of movies on developing the student 's language learning competence, also to prove that subtitled movies can be a very powerful way to sharpen the reading, listening, understanding and speaking skills especially language learners. Noting that movies attract student 's interest in learning English and participate in reading activities.

Research Questions:
This research study is willing to answer the following questions.
1- What do teachers think about using movies as a teaching tool?
2- What is the student 's attitude towards using movies as a part of their curriculum?
3- Does watching the movies build a bridge between the reading skills and listening

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