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CHAPTER 1

Introduction To Ted-Talks And Language Reactor

What is TED-Talks

TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) is a non-profit organization that aims to
dedicate, educate and spread ideas by short presentations and talks in a way that is easily

accessible and provides impressions and messages to the society (TED, 2019). Furthermore,

TED-talks is TED is a streaming video with the duration approximately 18 minutes or more
which presents various kinds of great ideas from world scientists, researchers, leaders, artists

and designers who are worthy of being displayed on the TED-talks stage to convey and spread
ideas through public speaking presentation (TED, 2019).

TED-Talks can be accessed on the TED website which is freely licensed under Creative

Commons. TED-talks are also displayed on various social media sites such as YouTube,
Netflix, Facebook, LinkdIn (Hanna & Wigmore, 2022). Apart from that, there is also TEDx

Talks. TEDx Talks is a local event similar to TED-talks which is pioneered and organized by
volunteers around the world. In contrast to TED-talks, TEDX Talks are held in a smaller

audience and are independent (TED, n.d.; TEDx, n.d.)

What is Language Reactor?

Language Reactor that formerly known as Language Learning with Netflix (LLN) is a

language learning tool that helps and supports someone in finding material from native
speakers, understanding concepts and learning a language based on streaming videos such as

YouTube and Netflix (Language Reactor, n.d., 2021). Language Reactor is a product based on
a sophisticated chrome extension on desktop running Windows and MacOS which is

specifically designed to improve subtitle performance, namely by creating dual language
subtitles on YouTube and Netflix (Fotheringham, 2023). Other features in Language Reactor

including electronic popup dictionary, precise video playback controls, YouTube and Netflix

catalogue, Turtle Tube, Video files, Text, Chatbot, Phrase Pump, and saved items. Those
features support vocabulary learning using videos on YouTube or Netflix.