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Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience

Scholars have confirmed that apart from being an aid to hearing impaired or deaf people, intralingual subtitles, also known as captions, have a function as an audio-visual aid in language learning as well. While many studies verified the effect of using normal captions on various language skills suc...

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Main Authors: Azam, Kamarul, Musaev, Talaibek, Wong, Ngan Ling, Prasetyo, Yogi Tri
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Published: MDPI 2023
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LB Theory and practice of education
PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
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spelling my.um.eprints.386702023-11-29T07:49:34Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/38670/ Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience Azam, Kamarul Musaev, Talaibek Wong, Ngan Ling Prasetyo, Yogi Tri LB Theory and practice of education PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania Scholars have confirmed that apart from being an aid to hearing impaired or deaf people, intralingual subtitles, also known as captions, have a function as an audio-visual aid in language learning as well. While many studies verified the effect of using normal captions on various language skills such as listening, reading, comprehension, and vocabulary, little is known about the distinctive captions from Japan known as telop. This study tries to find out how Japanese language learners (JFL) feel about the use of open captions telop (OCT) (henceforth, telop) and what makes a lesson successful. Eight participants majoring in the Japanese language at Universiti Malaya were chosen to participate in this study and joined a lesson. During the lesson, they were asked to complete vocabulary tests, video analysis sheets, comprehension tests, and a learning diary. One interview was held to study their perceptions of OCT. The results show that there are five perceptions of the use of telop in JFL classrooms. We also found that there are four factors that can be addressed to make a lesson become successful. This study concluded that telop has many benefits that can help JFL learners improve their learning experience. Therefore, the use of telop by JFL instructors as an alternative way to expose authentic conversation to learners should be encouraged. MDPI 2023-02 Article PeerReviewed Azam, Kamarul and Musaev, Talaibek and Wong, Ngan Ling and Prasetyo, Yogi Tri (2023) Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience. Sustainability, 15 (4). ISSN 2071-1050, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043272 <https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043272>. 10.3390/su15043272
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topic LB Theory and practice of education
PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
spellingShingle LB Theory and practice of education
PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Azam, Kamarul
Musaev, Talaibek
Wong, Ngan Ling
Prasetyo, Yogi Tri
Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience
description Scholars have confirmed that apart from being an aid to hearing impaired or deaf people, intralingual subtitles, also known as captions, have a function as an audio-visual aid in language learning as well. While many studies verified the effect of using normal captions on various language skills such as listening, reading, comprehension, and vocabulary, little is known about the distinctive captions from Japan known as telop. This study tries to find out how Japanese language learners (JFL) feel about the use of open captions telop (OCT) (henceforth, telop) and what makes a lesson successful. Eight participants majoring in the Japanese language at Universiti Malaya were chosen to participate in this study and joined a lesson. During the lesson, they were asked to complete vocabulary tests, video analysis sheets, comprehension tests, and a learning diary. One interview was held to study their perceptions of OCT. The results show that there are five perceptions of the use of telop in JFL classrooms. We also found that there are four factors that can be addressed to make a lesson become successful. This study concluded that telop has many benefits that can help JFL learners improve their learning experience. Therefore, the use of telop by JFL instructors as an alternative way to expose authentic conversation to learners should be encouraged.
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author Azam, Kamarul
Musaev, Talaibek
Wong, Ngan Ling
Prasetyo, Yogi Tri
author_facet Azam, Kamarul
Musaev, Talaibek
Wong, Ngan Ling
Prasetyo, Yogi Tri
author_sort Azam, Kamarul
title Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience
title_short Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience
title_full Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience
title_fullStr Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience
title_full_unstemmed Malaysian students' perceptions of ``Telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the Japanese learning experience
title_sort malaysian students' perceptions of ``telop'' as a teaching tool to enhance the japanese learning experience
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2023
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