THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WATCHING ENGLISH MOVIES AND TV SERIES IN EXPANDING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY

Abstract

This article discusses the effectiveness of watching English movies and TV series in expanding students’ vocabulary. Vocabulary is one of the most important components of foreign language competence, and students often need rich, meaningful and repeated exposure to new words in order to remember and use them correctly. Movies and TV series provide learners with authentic language input, natural pronunciation, contextualized vocabulary, cultural information and emotional engagement. The article analyzes the linguistic and methodological advantages of audiovisual materials in English vocabulary learning, including incidental vocabulary acquisition, contextual guessing, repetition, subtitle use, listening support and motivation. Special attention is paid to the role of English subtitles, genre selection, teacher-guided viewing and post-viewing vocabulary activities. The study concludes that watching English movies and TV series can be highly effective for vocabulary development when it is organized purposefully and combined with active learning tasks.