Resumen de The Cognitive and Psychological Effects of YouTube Video Captions and Subtitles on Higher-Level German Language Learners
This chapter reviews the psychological and cognitive role of using videos, YouTube videos and modes of text support in foreign language learning, with a focus on the effect that captioning and subtitling YouTube videos have on intermediate-high and advanced German language learners. The results of the study found that enhanced captioning plays a more positive role on the intermediate-high and advanced German learners’ motivation likely due to more efficient language processing; more specifically the videos are able to provide linguistic integrity, which allows the language learners to focus their incidental attention effectively. The findings provide useful insights into and enthusiasm for the effective use of YouTube videos for the curriculum development of higher-level German courses and hopefully contribute to establishing best practices in this emerging area.
