Effects of the sequential use of L1 and bilingual subtitles on incidental English vocabulary learning: A cognitive load perspective

Results suggested a statistically significant advantage for the L1-bilingual condition over other conditions for word form and meaning recall. The sequential use of L1 and bilingual subtitles also elicited the lowest cognitive load. This study suggests that the viewing sequence that starts with L1 subtitles might increase the efficiency of viewing-based incidental vocabulary learning and have the potential to reduce cognitive load.