️ Benefits of watching movies in your target language with subtitles-  Helps with language comp

️ Benefits of watching movies in your target language with subtitles-  Helps with language comprehension-  It helps build familiarity with vocabulary and the sounds of the language – especially helpful if you want to understand how German sentences are built/how German people think-  You hear how people talk in real life, not in a fabricated way (think listening exercises, textbook examples of conversations)-   Improves word recognition-  Helps with understanding the use of expressions, figures of speech[figures of speech: A figure of speech is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition. E.g.: alliteration, metaphor, simile etc. Life changing subtitle appBuuut, should I put on subtitles in my native language or in my target language?Wouldn’t it be awesome if I could have both at the same time?Yes, it would be awesome and it is possible!There is an app for it, and it completely changed my language learning : it is a chrome extension for Netflix which shows subtitles for the movie and the translation in your native language beneath it + you can save the expressions/sentences that you think could be useful. It is called ‘Language learning with Netflix’ and you can find it in the google chrome store. It is completely free to use and it is a GAME CHANGERRR!! Chrome extension >click< ️ Is it enough to just watch?The answer is yes aaand no. You have to figure out what works the best for you. You might want to try keeping a notebook or a word document open while watching and write down expressions/words that could be helpful for you. However it does take away from the experience, it is not that enjoyable to stop every 2-3 minutes but if you are very committed: DO IT. If after a couple of times doing this you see no benefits & just paying close attention to what’s happening on screen is more effective for you: maybe consider just writing down the words that repeat the most, a few expressions here and there that you are 100% sure that you will use. If you do download the chrome extension you can star parts of a conversation and write them down after you finished watching. This method is the most productive in my opinion. Can I rely only on this method to learn a language?It is a great way to get exposed to the language, to incorporate it into your life and to get to know the culture as well. However to see its full benefits - in my opinion - you have to do more that this. Read, sprinkle some grammar here and there, speak, write, listen to music, follow people who speak the lang. etc. But I would say it is absolutely possible to learn to speak the language by only doing this, but it is not for everybody.  It depends on how hard your target language is, how fast you learn, what type of learner  you are, what prior knowledge you have and on many other things.[ I personally learned to speak English by watching my favorite youtubers - and the grammar part was never the priority for me, I was only interested in absorbing the language as much as possible and my overall goal was to speak it without translating words, without thinking too much. ]This post is based mainly on my personal experience, I am not an expert on the subject whatsoever , I just thought I’d share it in the hopes of helping others, because learning a new language can be very frustrating sometimes & finding the method that works for me helped me the most.Resources used:https://www.rev.com/blog/learn-new-language-subtitleshttps://examples.yourdictionary.com/figure-of-speech-examples.html -- source link

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