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    American and British TV series as a means of input for the ESL learner
    (2023-09-01) Pañoni, Daniela Paula; Castiñeira, Beatriz
    Watching TV series in English is a very popular leisure activity for EFL learners. Additionally,this source of entertainment can provide EFL students with some extra language input, whichmay include a certain kind of vocabulary and expressions that are not generally included in theregular ESL class or formal teaching material. So, to what extent does this activity contribute tothe student’s natural acquisition of the language? This study aims to find out the range ofeffectiveness of TV shows as a source of input for the English learner, through an investigationcarried out in a private English Institute, in which intermediate and upper-intermediatestudents’ productions were analyzed in search of informal language expressions. Specialattention was paid on students’ use of informal expressions, such as slang terms, phrasal verbs,idiomatic expressions and dirty words, as well as on certain expressions containing a dialecticalo negative connotation. Information about students’ habits and frequency as series watcherswas also obtained for this study from a survey completed by the participants. The results of thisinvestigation throw some light on the effectiveness of TV series as a means of language inputfor ESL learners.