「字幕なしで見るのが一番」は本当？ 研究のまとめでは、英語字幕ありのほうが内容理解も単語学習も上だった

Q1. What is the main idea of the passage?

1. AEnglish captions are cheating.
2. BEnglish captions can help you learn.
3. CYou should only watch Japanese dramas.
4. DVideos are bad for learning English.

research says captions help とあり、字幕の効果と使い方を説明しているので B。

Q2. What should you do after watching a scene with English captions?

1. AWatch a different drama
2. BWrite the captions in Japanese
3. CWatch the same scene again without captions
4. DStop watching for a week

Then, watch the same scene again without captions とあるので C。

Q3. In this passage, "captions" are ...

1. Awords on the screen in the same language as the video
2. Bpictures of the actors
3. Csongs in the drama
4. Dquestions after the video

英語の動画に付ける英語の文字＝同じ言語の字幕なので A。

Q1. What did the 2013 meta-analysis find?

1. ACaptions made learners lazy.
2. BWatching without captions was best for vocabulary.
3. CCaptions only helped beginners.
4. DLearners with captions understood more and learned more words.

Learners who watched videos with captions ... understood more and learned more vocabulary とあるので D。

Q2. Why can spoken English be hard to follow, according to the passage?

1. ACaptions are often wrong.
2. BSpeakers use too many long words.
3. CVideos are usually too short.
4. DSpeakers often run words together.

spoken English often runs words together, so it is hard to tell where one word ends とあるので D。

Q3. Why does the writer suggest listening again without captions?

1. ABecause captions are always incorrect
2. BTo make sure the learning moves from reading to listening
3. CBecause the meta-analysis tested only reading
4. DTo save time

字幕を読むだけになりがち、字幕ありで理解度を測った研究もある、という注意点を受けての提案なので B。

Q1. According to the passage, how do captions help with listening?

1. AThey slow down the speech.
2. BThey translate difficult words into Japanese.
3. CThey help viewers find word boundaries by matching sounds with written forms.
4. DThey replace the need to listen.

word segmentation の説明で captions let viewers map the sound stream onto written forms とあるので C。

Q2. Why might the scores reflect "overall understanding more than pure listening skill"?

1. ABecause comprehension was often tested while captions were still on screen
2. BBecause the videos had no sound
3. CBecause only native speakers took part
4. DBecause the studies measured reading speed only

comprehension was tested while the captions were still on screen とあるので A。字幕を読んで答えられてしまう。

Q3. What does the author mean by using captions as "training wheels"?

1. ACaptions should never be used.
2. BCaptions should be used forever.
3. CCaptions are only for children.
4. DCaptions are a temporary support to be removed later.

training wheels は自転車の補助輪。Watch a clip with them first, then watch it again without them. と続くので、最初は使い、あとで外す支えという比喩。D。