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The document discusses how subtitles on television and online videos can help with language learning and reading skills. Several students from different countries explain how subtitles allow them to understand TV shows and movies in other languages while improving their vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and reading ability. Subtitles provide the text to read along with the audio and help slow readers, as one student from New York notes. Teachers also use videos with subtitles to encourage reading.

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Reading Module B - Forum Posts

The document discusses how subtitles on television and online videos can help with language learning and reading skills. Several students from different countries explain how subtitles allow them to understand TV shows and movies in other languages while improving their vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and reading ability. Subtitles provide the text to read along with the audio and help slow readers, as one student from New York notes. Teachers also use videos with subtitles to encourage reading.

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1 Module 1: Reading Text Section B, Forum Posts, page 17

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NetTeens Forum
Liz: Right now, people around the world are learning languages and practising
their reading skills and they don’t even know it. What are they doing? They’re
watching TV with subtitles. How do subtitles help you?

William: I’m from the Netherlands, but I usually watch British and American films or TV
programmes. This gives me the chance to hear new English words and it
helps me improve my grammar and pronunciation, too. I understand
everything because I read the subtitles in Dutch. Thanks to subtitles, I
understand the English words without using a dictionary.

Isabel: In Spain, we don't often watch films or TV programmes in their original


languages. They usually dub films into Spanish, but now there is an option to
hear original versions and read subtitles on TV. This sounds like a fun way to
learn.

Matthew: I live in New York, in the USA, so I watch TV in English. But I use subtitles too.
Why do I do that? Well, I'm a slow reader. Reading isn't easy for me and
according to my teacher, reading subtitles can help me. I listen to the audio in
English, and I read the subtitles in English at the same time. This really helps
me read better (and faster).

Meera: In India, there are subtitles on all the main TV channels and this encourages
us to read more.

Sally: Here in the UK, subtitles are becoming popular. The great thing is you can
watch videos with subtitles at home or at school – everywhere really! You can
find subtitles on your favourite TV programmes and films on YouTube and
Netflix. In my classroom, we’ve got a projector and a whiteboard, so my
teachers often use videos with subtitles to inspire us to read more!

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