The development of academic and plain English parallel word lists and subtitles for undergraduate students

dc.contributor.authorKruger-Marais, Elmarie
dc.contributor.authorCooper, Trish
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-30T05:46:07Z
dc.date.available2025-09-30T05:46:07Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractSubtitles in tertiary education can enhance language inclusivity. This study compares the effectiveness of academic versus plain English subtitles in discipline-specific videos, using a corpus-based approach to create and evaluate word lists. The findings suggest that plain English subtitles, supported by word lists, clarify scientific terms, especially when following subtitling conventions. However, adjustments are needed when plain English subtitles deviate from these conventions. Additionally, academic subtitles often contain complex terms in Latin and Greek, making a parallel plain English word list essential for aiding students in specialised fields.
dc.description.departmentEnglish
dc.description.departmentUnit for Academic Literacy
dc.description.sdgSDG-04: Quality Education
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rlms20
dc.identifier.citationElmarie Kruger-Marais & Trish Cooper (2025) The Development of Academic and Plain English Parallel Word Lists and Subtitles for Undergraduate Students, Language Matters, 56:2, 20-51, DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2025.2515599.
dc.identifier.issn1022-8195 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1753-5395 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/10228195.2025.2515599
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/104530
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2025. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialNoDerivatives License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
dc.subjectAcademic vocabulary
dc.subjectLanguage inclusivity
dc.subjectPlain English
dc.subjectSubtitling
dc.subjectSubtitling conventions
dc.subjectTechnical terms
dc.subjectUndergraduate students
dc.subjectWord lists
dc.titleThe development of academic and plain English parallel word lists and subtitles for undergraduate students
dc.typeArticle

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