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Thesis Final Draft - Joanna Abdallah__final format approved LW 4-25-18 (1).pdf (426.87 KB)
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Subtitled vs. Dubbed Anime: Viewer Perception of Japanese Culture
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Abdallah, Joanna
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1524673372340251
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2018, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Communication.
Abstract
Anime, a Japanese form of animation and film, has been globally popular for a period of time. This medium may have allowed cross-cultural learning among viewers through its Japanese cultural context. This study explores if there are indeed any cultural learning effects from consuming either subtitled or dubbed anime, the two common forms of audiovisual translation. Participants (n = 63) were students sampled from a Midwestern university and randomly assigned to three groups: control group, subtitled anime viewers’ group, and dubbed anime viewers’ group. Control group participants did not watch any anime, while the other groups watched one episode of anime with respect to the group they were assigned to. All participants completed the same survey, which was in the form of a knowledge test about Japanese culture. This study used a one-way analysis of variance to compare group differences in their average scores on the survey test. Analyses showed difference in cultural learning between subtitled anime viewers and anime non-viewers, with viewers scoring higher on the test. There are clear inferences that consuming a form of translated foreign media may enhance cross-cultural learning between different peoples. This study argues that globalized foreign media must be given more attention due to its pedagogical importance in terms of cultural communication and learning.
Committee
Samuel Wallace (Committee Chair)
Jason Combs (Committee Member)
Joseph Valenzano, III (Committee Member)
Pages
41 p.
Subject Headings
Communication
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Education
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Mass Media
Keywords
anime
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subtitled
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dubbed
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education
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Japanese culture
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cross-cultural learning
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Abdallah, J. (2018).
Subtitled vs. Dubbed Anime: Viewer Perception of Japanese Culture
[Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1524673372340251
APA Style (7th edition)
Abdallah, Joanna.
Subtitled vs. Dubbed Anime: Viewer Perception of Japanese Culture.
2018. University of Dayton, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1524673372340251.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Abdallah, Joanna. "Subtitled vs. Dubbed Anime: Viewer Perception of Japanese Culture." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1524673372340251
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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