How to learn English with Captions - Speak English with Mr Duncan - Lesson 13

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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There are many ways of improving your English, especially nowadays.
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With the help of modern technology,
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It has become much easier in recent times to learn a new language.
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However, it is worth remembering
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that some of the tools used nowadays have been around for a very long time.
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A good example being captions or as we like to say here in England... ‘subtitles’.
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You might be surprised to know that the practice of displaying subtitles
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has been around for over a hundred years.
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During the days of silent movies,
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captions were used to show what the actors on screen were actually saying.
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Later on, after the arrival of sound,
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many movies were given subtitles
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as a way of widening the market for the movie industry.
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This allowed people all over the world to enjoy the experience of watching a film.
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Transcribing the words into text as the actors spoke
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allowed different languages to be shown on screen
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wherever in the world they were being viewed.
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Of course, subtitles are commonly used to allow those
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with hearing impairments to follow the dialogue in their own language.
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You might say that subtitles have many uses,
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from translating what is said
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right through to helping those with hearing difficulties.
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Subtitles are also great for learning a new language.
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You can watch something, like a movie or even a YouTube video
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whilst following the speech using subtitles.
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Here on YouTube, there have been many advances made in how subtitles can be used.
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These improvements have made learning a new language so much easier,
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as there are now many more options available,
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as to how the subtitles can be viewed.
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You can watch a video on YouTube in English
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whilst displaying your own language at the bottom of the screen.
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There are many translations available from the list of languages.
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These languages include...
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Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dutch, French, German,
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Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Urdu,
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Vietnamese and many others as well.
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I cannot express how important this feature is.
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Right now you might be watching this lesson with subtitles.
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Every word I say is there in front of you on the screen.
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It really is an incredible way to learn any language, including English.
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I am often asked if it is a good idea to use subtitles whilst learning English.
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My answer to that is ‘yes’.
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Use them if they help.
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Don't worry about having the subtitles on screen.
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There are many choices of language to choose from,
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and of course you can simply follow along with the English subtitles
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if you want.
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Whether you refer to them as ‘subtitles’ or ‘captions’,
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they are the same thing.
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They are also the best tool available for improving your reading skills,
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whilst at the same time boosting your ability to understand English.
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So never be afraid or worried about using subtitles,
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whether it is whilst watching your favourite Hollywood movie
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or one of Mr Duncan's English lessons on YouTube,
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those subtitles will be available to help you, to follow...
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Enjoy... and learn.
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