learning english by movie

ABSTRACT 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Statement of the problem and rationale for the study 1 1.2. Purpose of the study 3 1.3. Scope of the study 3 1.4. Research question 3 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 3 2.1. The effects of movies in learning English 3 2.2. Film selection 6 2.3. The impacts of subtitles on effective learning 7 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY 9 3.1. Research approach 9 3.2. Participants 10 3.3. Instruments 10 3.2.1. Questionnaires 10 3.2.2. Post-viewing test 11 3.4. Procedures of data collection 12 3.5. Procedures of data analysis 14 3.6. Data analysis 15 3.7. Time Frame 15 CHAPTER 4 DISCUSSION. 16 4.1. Significance of the study 16 4.2. Limitations of the study 17 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION. 18 5.1. Summary 18 5.2. Pedagogical implications 19 5.3. Suggestions for further research 21 REFERENCES. 23 APPENDICES A Post- viewing test. 25 APPENDICES B Survey questionnaire for teachers 27 APPENDICES C Survey questionnaire for teachers. 29 APPENDICES D A list of key word. 32 ABSTRACT Although the application of movies is considered one of the effective ways to teach and learn English, they have not been popularly and appropriately used at Universities in Vietnam. It is, therefore, essential to get teachers and students familiarized with this relaxing but useful technique. This investigation intents to studies the effects that English major students can get when learning English through movies. Especially, it examines the attitudes of English teachers and English major students toward using movies to learn and teach English. It is important to choose films which the students will feel motivated to watch and appropriated with their ages and study programe. Not all films will give the same results. The investigation also aims at point out the relationship between students movie preferences and effective learnings. 85 English major students and