Subtitles Do Not Guarantee Hearing-impaired Viewers A Total Comprehension Of Television Messages
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 17:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers have studied the level of comprehension of subtitled television programs by groups of students who have a severe or profound hearing impairment. The results demonstrate that deaf children and adolescents have difficulties in following subtitles and images together, due to the speed at which the subtitles appear and the literal transcription of the dialogues.
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