As increasing numbers of foreign language teachers are integrating foreign films into their curricula, more attention must be focused on ways and means to optimize students' comprehension of the film segments and to enhance second language learning. This article describes a study that was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of video and interactive multimedia technologies in increasing language proficiency. Descriptions of a multimedia computer program and a research experiment are followed by a discussion of the results and conclusions obtained from this study.
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