Does comprehension of L2 television programs improve through regular classroom viewing?

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Study demonstrates improved L2 comprehension in EFL learners using captions, highlighting individual episode variability.

Significant improvements in L2 comprehension were observed through regular classroom viewing of TV episodes, though variability was notable.
EFL learners achieved notably better comprehension while viewing with captions compared to without, affirming the benefit of subtitles.
The study used two conditions, captioned and uncaptioned, across nine episodes to assess comprehension in 121 intermediate and advanced learners.
Lexical coverage was negatively correlated with comprehension scores, indicating prior vocabulary knowledge as a better predictor.

Pujadas et al. (2025) studied this question.

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