Reverse Subtitling in the ESP Class to Improve Written Skills in English

The improvement of foreign language (L2) skills is paramount importance in the university context, and a considerable number students lack linguistic proficiency their oral written communication skills. This needs to be properly addressed methodologies employed order help improve such There are many cases which international students, whose cultural background either European or Asian, need production English as an L2. paper presents study conducted at Universidad Complutense de Madrid throughout 2017–2018 academic year, undergraduate enrolled for Specific Purposes (ESP) used reverse subtitling, from Spanish Chinese into English, learning tool. main focus this case was enable through combined use Business subtitling accordance with course content expectations. A mixed method gather evaluate quantitative qualitative data. therefore aims bring fore potential using ESP class. Lay summary Improvement universal task all studying language. Their goal work toward improving by completing tasks proposed lecturers subject they enrolled. One these writing, skill that requires lecturer’s supervision. aim present centred on class majority Spain minority China. took place year Madrid, Spain. Participants submitted compositions relating business commerce. In addition, pedagogical tool ESP. practice consisted transferring original text video subtitles, (in speakers) (for speakers). By doing so, we compared data obtained form participant questionnaires observe We highlight