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RODRIGUEZ-LAZARO., Alma Luz e ARIAS-TREJO., Natalia. Pick a Movie: How Audiovisual Materials Enhance Vocabulary Learning Outside the EFL Classroom. Leng. [online]. 2023, vol.51, n.2, pp.360-385. Epub 31-Jul-2023. ISSN 0120-3479. https://doi.org/10.25100/lenguaje.v51i2.12135.
Foreign language learners without an immersion experience are advised to partake in activities that enhance their language learning outside the classroom. The objectives of this study were to explore which forms of language practice English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners engage in outside the classroom and whether this practice increases proficiency. The results showed that the most frequent forms of practice were academic activities (e.g., reading academic textbooks) and recreational activities (e.g., watching movies). In this study, EFL proficiency in participants correlated positively with age. Those with higher proficiency listened to English more frequently by watching movies in their free time than those with lower proficiency. We conclude that exposure to audiovisual material, such as movies, is an effective way to reinforce language learning outside the EFL classroom. Older learners with high English language proficiency reported practicing English frequently in their free time, so watching movies may constitute an effective means of increasing L2 exposure outside the classroom.
Palavras-chave : EFL learners; EFL language practice; vocabulary learning; audiovisual material.