Gaining More Benefits from a Film Lesson: Integrated Subtitles

It seems that currently traditional teaching methods or techniques may not be sufficient, especially in terms of their level of attractiveness for students who are surrounded by multimodality delivered mainly in a digital format. Using various modes of AVT can therefore prove very useful in EFL classes: students may practise the traditional four skills, being at the same time exposed to attractive and up-to-date material. This article presents the educational potential of using short video clips with Integrated Subtitles that combine certain features of bimodal subtitles and SDH. To this end, the article describes a pilot study that was based on a comparison between traditional paper-based and AVT-based techniques of presenting a topic and aimed at testing the relationship between the presentation techniques and the degree of retention of the new material. The obtained results helped to support the thesis about the positive effects of using audiovisual material in teaching foreign languages.