1. Introduction.- 2. Some essential themes in building the case for captions in language learning.- 3. The value of closed captions and teletext subtitles for language learning.- 4. The State of the Art Selected research on listening comprehension and vocabulary acquisition.- 5. The State of the Art Selected research on other issues in watching captioned TV, films and video.- 6. Focus on The practical uses and limitations of different types of programmes.- 7. The EURECAP Project.- 8. The developing environment for language a new audience and the revised model of language learning with captions.- 9. Conclusion.