What is the best way to improve your language skills with foreign movies and subtitles?

I have written a blog post on this subject that you might find helpful.  Check it out at http://howtolearnfluentspanish.com/how-to-watch-movies-in-spanish-with-subtitles/.

Practicing will lead to improving if the content you are exposed to is not much above or below your level.When you listen to your movies, three things may happen:a) You don't understand much of what they say (the level is too high for you).b) You already know what they say (the level is too low for you).c) You don't understand some of the things they say but the level and the way the content is presented allows you to infer the meaning of new words (recommended setting).To improve you need to be exposed to new content progressively so that you can move from lower to higher levels.You can spend years throwing balls over a net without learning how to play tennis.I would watch one movie with subtitles, then watch it again without subtitles and see how much you remember.You could write a review of the movie on http://lang-8.com/, where native speakers will correct it for you for free.Finally, you could talk about the movie in the target language by finding a language partner at https://www.italki.com/homeor http://www.conversationexchange.com/.Related answers: