Captions and subtitles were initially used in foreign language instruction in the 1980s, and some studies (Borras & Lafayette, 1994; Danan, 2004; Garza, 1991) have confirmed that combining captions with audio-visual materials is an effective instructional method to enhance the listening and reading comprehension of a second language as learners can confirm the information they hear by way of the support provided by the captions