Spanish University Students' Use of Authentic Videos and their Motives for Engaging in this Informal Activity:A Study with EFL Learners of Different Proficiency Levels

  1. Ekaterina Sinyashina 1
  1. 1 Universitat d'Alacant
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    Universitat d'Alacant

    Alicante, España

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Miscelánea: A journal of english and american studies

ISSN: 1137-6368,  2386-4834

Argitalpen urtea: 2022

Zenbakia: 65

Orrialdeak: 59-86

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This paper examines informal learning practices of Spanish university EFL learners of different proficiency levels with authentic videos in English and the reasons for engaging in this activity. For this purpose, one hundred and fifty-six students of mixed proficiency levels completed a questionnaire. The general percentages revealed that the majority of them are exposed to authentic videos with very high or considerably high frequency, they normally undertake this activity alone using their computers, laptops or mobile phones, and they tend to watch authentic videos with captions/subtitles either in English or in Spanish. The Internet and streaming services were identified as the two most commonly used sources. Furthermore, many of the respondents enjoy this activity and find it particularly useful for developing their listening skills and lexis. A statistical analysis of the results revealed a clear impact of the proficiency level on the frequency of exposure, the use of subtitles/captions, the sources and reasons for doing this informal activity.

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