if i watch a show in another languge will i learn it?

Question

yes im 15!

Answer 1

This is a good additional approach for comprehension exercise, but you really need to be studying a course book with accompanying audio and/or taking a class. I don't use subtitles while watching as I find it to take my focus off the visuals, which provide body language, facial expressions, and situational input. I find that reading the subtitles has a strong potential to become a crutch. I do however keep a dictionary on the coffee table for certain words that I have become familiar with, but haven't yet learned the definition.

Answer 2

To learn a language from scratch I don't think watching a TV programme will help except to catch the odd word. If you already have some knowledge of the language however, I think watching a programme is a really good way of enforcing and improving on what you know. You'll learn accent, intonation, and things like that. Good luck ^^

Answer 3

I'm going to assume you are 15 or under. Otherwise there is no excuse for such a silly question.

Of course you won't learn another language merely by watching a show.

HOWEVER, if you are doing a course in that language and have a basic grasp of the phonology [sounds] and grammar [rules] of that language, listening to native speakers on TV shows, in movies, on the bus, anywhere, will help you become familiar with the vocabulary, syntax, rhythms, and intonation of that language.

Answer 4

I believe you'll pick up some words and phases and then continue to formally learn the language. There is one channel on my cable TV that has news in different languages, I watch it and learn.

Answer 5

It will be easier if there are subtitles or close captioning in a language you already know.

Answer 6

You will pick up the odd word, but I suspect they will speak too fast for you to learn too much.