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Lee, Minjin; Révész, Andrea – Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 2021
This study investigated the extent to which individual differences in working memory (WM) mediate the effects of captions with or without textual enhancement on attentional allocation and L2 grammatical development, and whether L2 development is influenced by WM memory in the absence of captions. We employed a pretest-posttest-delayed posttest…
Descriptors: Role, Short Term Memory, Grammar, Second Language Learning
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Wong, Kevin M.; Samudra, Preeti G. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine whether technology-based learning environments have the potential to support dual-language learners' (DLLs) vocabulary learning in their less dominant language. Interrogating Dual-Coding Theory (Paivio, 1986), this study investigates whether DLLs benefit from media content that is delivered both orally and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Lee, Minjin; Révész, Andrea – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
This study assessed the extent to which captions, textually unenhanced and enhanced, can draw learners' attention to and promote the acquisition of a second language (L2) grammatical construction. A pretest-posttest-delayed posttest experimental design was employed. Seventy-two Korean learners of English were randomly assigned to an enhanced…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Eye Movements
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Hsieh, Yufen – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2020
This study investigated how video caption type affected vocabulary learning and listening comprehension of low-intermediate Chinese-speaking learners of English. Each video was presented twice with one of the five caption types: (1) no caption (NC), (2) full caption with no audio (FCNA), (3) full caption (FC), (4) full caption with highlighted…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
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Wisniewska, Natalia; Mora, Joan C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
The present study investigated the potential benefits of extended exposure to captioned videos for second language pronunciation. We tested 90 L2 adult learners of English on speech processing skills (segmentation, speed of lexical access, and sentence processing) and phonological accuracy in perception (ABX discrimination) and production…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning