Subtitling Matters: New Perspectives on Subtitling and Foreign Language Learning (New Trends in Translation Studies)

Ghia, Elisa

ISBN 10: 3034308434 / ISBN 13: 9783034308434

Published by Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissensc, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Subtitling Matters: New Perspectives on Subtitling and Foreign Language Learning (New Trends in Translation Studies)
• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissensc
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3034308434
• ISBN 13: 9783034308434
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Drawing on recent theoretical developments in second language acquisition, this book proposes a new approach to the learning of foreign languages through subtitled audiovisual input. Subtitled text is explored as a source of language acquisition, and its dialogue and subtitle components are focused on as sources of linguistic input. The primary focus of the research is subtitling and the impact it can have on learners’ noticing and acquisition of linguistic structures. The concept of translational salience is introduced, a phenomenon that can occur due to an accentuated contrast between L2 dialogue and L1 subtitles. Two experimental studies on the acquisition of English syntax by Italian learners are used to test the role of translational salience in both noticing and L2 learning. The results lead to a definition of salience particular to the audiovisual medium and raise challenging issues in the pedagogic applications of subtitling.

About the Author

Elisa Ghia received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Pavia, Italy. She is currently a lecturer in English at the University of Pavia and the University of Milan, Italy. Her research interests include audiovisual translation, second language acquisition and the study of spoken English.