Incidental vocabulary acquisition through watching movies with bimodal and standard subtitles: The case of L2 Swahili learners
Afua Hyiah Kwarteng
Abstract:This study aimed to identify the level of vocabulary that can be acquired by L2 Swahili learners after watching a single Swahili movie with either Swahili or English subtitles. 30 University of Ghana L2 Swahili students, ranging in age from 18-30 were divided into two groups. The groups watched the same movie in Swahili with either bimodal (BM) or standard (STD) subtitling. Those in the bimodal group watched the movie with Swahili subtitles and those in the standard group watched the movie with English subtitl… Show more
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