My wife isn’t a native English speaker, so we usually watch with subtitles in her native language when they’re available. (Kudos to Netflix, Apple, and Amazon for the wide selection of subtitle languages on their original shows.)
This works great: I am not literate enough in her language to find the subtitles distracting, and she can follow along with less effort than when the subtitles are in English. Unfortunately it breaks down as soon as the characters start speaking another language. Then I have to pause, rewind a bit, and set the subtitle language to English for the duration of the scene.
I suggest that your wife changes to titles in English. It will improve her comprehension as she can match the dialog to the text. I know it’s distracting but it will improve her ability to follow English conversations in different accents.
My wife isn’t a native English speaker, so we usually watch with subtitles in her native language when they’re available. (Kudos to Netflix, Apple, and Amazon for the wide selection of subtitle languages on their original shows.)
This works great: I am not literate enough in her language to find the subtitles distracting, and she can follow along with less effort than when the subtitles are in English. Unfortunately it breaks down as soon as the characters start speaking another language. Then I have to pause, rewind a bit, and set the subtitle language to English for the duration of the scene.
I suggest that your wife changes to titles in English. It will improve her comprehension as she can match the dialog to the text. I know it’s distracting but it will improve her ability to follow English conversations in different accents.