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  • July 28, 2026
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Active subtitling as a tool for developing the written and oral communication skills of Tourism and Hospitality students learning Spanish

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Abstract

The article explores the didactic potential of active subtitling as a tool for developing the written and oral communication skills of Tourism and Hospitality students learning Spanish. The study aims to identify the pedagogical conditions that enable the effective integration of active subtitling into Spanish language instruction for non-language majors. The originality of the study lies in the design of a specialized set of active subtitling exercises tailored to the professional training needs of Tourism and Hospitality students, facilitating the systematic development of both receptive and productive language skills. The findings indicate that the regular use of active subtitling activities enhances listening comprehension, written transcription, spelling accuracy, intonational expressiveness, and professionally oriented communicative competence.

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Author information

Svetlana Aleksandrovna Sessorova

PhD

Sevastopol State University

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Publication history

  • Received: May 28, 2026.
  • Published: July 28, 2026.

Keywords

  • активное субтитрирование
  • письменная речь
  • устная речь
  • цифровые технологии
  • коммуникативная компетенция
  • студенты-туристы
  • active subtitling
  • written speech
  • oral speech
  • digital technologies
  • communicative competence
  • tourism students

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