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SHOULD FILMS IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE BE SUBTITLED OR DUBBED?

The problem with dubbing is that it not only removes the actors' voices but more importantly, it prevents them from fully expressing themselves and destroys the audience's desire to access the originals, which hinders progress in English. Dubbing makes ears lazy, unable to adapt to a new rhythm of words and forces you to revisit old language habits.  Another disadvantage: you don't know the tone, vocabulary and grammatical structures used by the actors. Sad, isn't it? Some say this prevents speakers of the target language from progressing in the source language. I agree!  Even if we are reluctant to learn another language and if it is difficult for us, let's go further, shall we, and persevere in learning the foreign language! Contrary to the popular belief that dubbing is better than subtitling because you don't risk losing the thread of the story like you do with subtitles, hearing the sound of an unknown language is unpleasant for the ears and tiring for the ...

HOW TO MEMORIZE NEW TERMS AND EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH?

  It is always possible to acquire new vocabulary from which you can learn while continuing to strengthen your skills. It is recommended to rephrase terms within sentences in order to get not only the ready-made elements for the conversation, but also the elements that fit perfectly into a practical situation truly adapted to what exactly you want to convey to your interlocutor.  In fact, don't spread yourself too thin in terms of the load of items to memorize, because you might have a lot of unnecessary words that won't make sense to you in terms of how you use them.  This is why I recommend sticking to the word environment in which you plan to use the vocabulary as well as the people you are going to address.  So make sure you indulge in the terms or phrases you want to use or you are likely to use on a regular basis to promote memory retention. Regularly read the vocabulary related to your environment, at least that which you would like to master in line with the ...