Based on the result of the research in SMAK Santo Yoseph, and other
evidence found in some empirical studies, there is no doubt that video technology
especially subtitled movie can be a powerful teaching tool to help students learn and
acquire new vocabulary. According to Baltova (1999), as the video technology
changes at a galloping speed, our options today are certainly not limited to traditional
video cassettes only, although they still seem to be the most practical and accessible
resource in many schools. It is inevitable, of course, that more advanced
technological video, such as interactive video CD, DVD, CD-ROM, Blu-Ray, and
web-based multimedia courseware will become increasingly more popular aids in
both inside and outside the classroom, since those technological resources allow the
students to choose the subtitles.