Should original language films 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 ...