Is Learning English Grammar through Movies Really That Effective?

For instance, the word “bat” could mean a nocturnal animal or a stick to hit a ball in baseball. When watching a movie about baseball, and there is someone in the movie says “he is throwing his bat!”, we will know that the “bat” in this context refers to a stick. Movies might also provide various ways of using the word “bat” in different sentences.

 

Movies show you how things are said

As audio and visual content, Movies will help you to get an idea of how people say words and phrases. Not only the pronunciation, but also the body language, tone, expression, and rhythm. Which are crucial to make people understand what we are trying to say. Oftentimes, the same word with different stressed syllables could have completely different meanings.

In conclusion, watching movies is a pleasant way to learn English for everyday conversation with many advantages compared to learning through textbooks. Your goal and focus should be different depending on your fluency level. However, if you want to understand grammar at a deep level, movies might not be as effective as textbooks. You cannot only rely on movies, gaining language knowledge from other resources such as books and lessons is still needed.

Sources:

Youtube - elysse daVega : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xXjI6gI3nk&t=45s

Youtube - Zoe.languages : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rM-rrMPmD0&t=156s

Baggio Wong | Learn English Through Movies and Film | FluentU