VIDEO STREAMING PLATFORMS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH – CASE STUDY: NETFLIX

Abstract

We live in an age of technology when people increasingly give up on television and turn to online streaming sources to entertain. These services provide an alternative to cable and satellite on-demand service, sometimes at a lower cost. Due to its intense development over the last few years, video streaming technology has attracted academic attention as a valuable tool for learning or improving English. Thus, this study discusses the practicality of video streaming use in foreign language higher education. It starts with a brief review of the literature on the use of video for language learning, focusing on the main benefits for learners. Then, the study presents the video as a learning tool underlying its advantages over the other previous physical technologies. To highlight the value of video streaming to language education, benefits and problems are explained, and Netflix is outlined as an example of a streaming video platform that may be used within English language teaching. General vocabulary items will be acquired, and listening skills will be improved. However, the interest in studying and approaching new topics focusing on specialized vocabulary will be recognized as an advantage when utilizing video streaming platforms. Next, specific strategies for using video streaming platforms will be outlined. The first was that short documentaries could be watched along with multiple-choice questions to promote general vocabulary building. The second is that Netflix’s series or movies can be utilized to find specific themes to help explain particular grammar or vocabulary points while improving the specialized business vocabulary.