Attitude towards Learning English from Subtitled English Films: A study from West Bengal, India

The Indian audience has started liking the Hollywood trend and catching up more with the English movies. In India most of these movies are launched with subtitles in English to make it easy to understand. English becomes global language since people understand its simplicity than other language. Therefore, English is used as official language in many countries. The impact of English is already visible as the employment opportunities are more promising for English speaking professionals in India. Every graduate or job aspiring candidates are seeking communication skill training in English for better career opportunities in India, that is triggering the English demand. This is the present scenario of our culture. Even these Hollywood movies just work as a learning platform for these aspiring professionals. Hence, this study is focused to find out the attitudes of young people whether they aware on the fact that subtitles really help to increase English vocabulary or not.