Language Learning & Technology http://llt.msu.edu/vol14num1/winkegasssydorenko.pdf February 2010‚ Volume 14‚ Number 1 pp. 65–86 THE EFFECTS OF CAPTIONING VIDEOS USED FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LISTENING ACTIVITIES1 Paula Winke‚ Susan Gass‚ and Tetyana Sydorenko Michigan State University This study investigated the effects of captioning during video-based listening activities. Second- and fourth-year learners of Arabic‚ Chinese‚ Spanish‚ and Russian watched three short videos with and without captioning
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constructing a setting in a studio space 1960s postcards were used as inspiration for the film’s design‚ natural landscape + post-production visual effect vs reality-> cool and rational -> innovative and intensive‚ busy city-> restaurant the TV show studio‚ administration -> technology and cold color tone-> blue‚ black ‚ gray-->like NASA station 2) reflection and implication basement-> childhood style-> memory and secret + Fiji map revolving door-> company-> imply change->inside company->
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VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED: A look at Sexual Messages In the Media Brian Ibach ENC 1102 12/07/01 Sex plays a major role in today’s society. From television‚ radio‚ music‚ and advertisements‚ to video games‚ the Internet‚ and even art and pictures‚ all forms of media use sex to help sell their products. With the public being exposed to so many different types‚ the overuse and exploitation of sex is common. Is sex a useful tool‚ or a ploy to get the attention of the public?
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Pride and Prejudice Paper Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice is a satiric English novel written by Jane Austen. Satire is a work that blends a censorious attitude with humor and wit for improving human institutions or humanity. Darcy and Lady Catherine are wealthy people who treat the poor differently than people of the same class as them. Mr. Collins is a middle class man who is a cousin of the Bennet girls. Pride and Prejudice should be considered a satiric novel because Jane Austen
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Movies are not the only part of the film industry that misrepresents mental illnesses; cartoons and tv shows misrepresent them as well. By referencing mental illnesses within children’s cartoons‚ it allows the children to learn to stigmatize mental illnesses early in life. For example‚ in a study of six main cartoon characters portraying mental illnesses‚ three of them were comical‚ and the other three were the villains (Wilson par. 15) This is another example of how the entertainment industry is
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Adapting Plays Into Movies “In theatre‚ you can change things ever so slightly; it’s an organic thing. Whereas in film‚ you only have that chance on the day‚ and you have no control over it at all‚” These insightful words were once spoken by actress (Casino Royale‚ Quantum of Solace) and Oscar winner Judi Dench‚ and they very clearly illustrate one of the biggest differences between theatre and film. However‚ a small hint of bias seems to be depicted in this point of view. The quote (and many others)
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Racism and prejudice has been present in almost every civilization and society throughout history. Even though the world has progressed greatly in the last couple of decades‚ both socially and technologically‚ racism‚ hatred and prejudice still exists today‚ deeply embedded in old-fashioned‚ narrow-minded traditions and values. Racism is a case of misplaced hate’ and ignorance‚ being not only discriminatory‚ but also seemingly foolish with disregard of all human commonsense. Why does racism
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What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think of a TV crime show? If I had to choose‚ it would be clue gathering‚ or even problem solving. TV crime shows are generally known for the murders and cases behind solving who committed the crime; because who would want to watch a show about a robbery. In these shows‚ the producers attempt to exaggerate and speed up the process of forensic analysis. As a result‚ this would contrast to the authentic‚ or real life process of crime scene investigations
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Barbu Andreea Marina Grupa :3212 Anul:2 How do movies or television influence people’s behavior Great changes have taken place in human society along development of technology‚ and movies or television are a big part of this. Such entertaining methods affect on people’s behavior in many ways. I believe that television and especially movies are one of the major and outstanding achievements of humankind. Every movie
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high-speed Internet access‚ powerful PCs with high-resolution display screens‚ iPhones‚ iPads‚ other mobile handhelds‚ and leadingedge file-sharing services have made downloading of video content from movies and television shows faster and easier than ever. Free and often illegal downloads of some TV shows are abundant. But the Internet is also providing new ways for television studios to distribute and sell their content‚ and they are trying to take advantage of that opportunity. YouTube‚ which
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