EFL Learners’ Attitudes Towards the Use of Same-Language Subtitles in Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition

Abstract

What drives development forward is always challenging and triggers the journey of finding solutions. EFL learners at the department of English university of Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia Jijel have been running low on motivation for their studies Based on that same language, subtitles were suggested in hopes of having a positive perception by EFL learners for the use of them to enhance their vocabulary acquisition. Previous studies have found several benefits to using same-language subtitles as a learning tool by confirming that it indeed improves vocabulary acquisition. The present research had the aim of confirming these findings by examining EFL learners' attitudes. It was based on a descriptive quantitative method using a questionnaire, which was administered to a randomly selected sample of 70 second-year EFL students. And the results obtained from this study confirmed our hypothesis that learners are positive toward the use of same-language subtitles to enhance vocabulary