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Examining the Effectiveness of Bilingual Subtitles for Comprehension: An Eye-Tracking Study
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Andi Wang; Ana Pellicer-Sánchez – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
The present study examined the relative effectiveness of bilingual subtitles for L2 viewing comprehension, compared to other subtitling types. Learners' allocation of attention to the image and subtitles/captions in different viewing conditions, as well as the relationship between attention and comprehension, were also investigated. A total of 112…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Captions
The Effects of Mobile-Assisted Reading on Incidental L2 Word Learning: A Processing Perspective
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Jiarui Hou; James F. Lee; Stephen Doherty – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2024
Previous reading research on incidental word learning as product and process has largely employed computer- or paper-based delivery methods. The present study uses a novel combination of offline and online measures to examine the effects of mobile media (mobile phone and tablet) compared to traditional media (paper and computer) on incidental L2…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Effects of First- and Second-Language Proficiency on Conflict Resolution and Goal Maintenance in Bilinguals: Evidence from Reaction Time Distributional Analyses in a Stroop Task
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Tse, Chi-Shing; Altarriba, Jeanette – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2012
By administering a Stroop task to college-student bilinguals varied in self-rated first- (L1) and second-language (L2) proficiency, the current study examined the effects of L1 and L2 proficiencies on selective attention performance. We conducted ex-Gaussian analyses to capture the modal and positive-tail components of participants' reaction time…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reaction Time, Goal Orientation, Attention
Perception of Non-Native Consonant Length Contrast: The Role of Attention in Phonetic Processing
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Porretta, Vincent J.; Tucker, Benjamin V. – Second Language Research, 2015
The present investigation examines English speakers' ability to identify and discriminate non-native consonant length contrast. Three groups (L1 English No-Instruction, L1 English Instruction, and L1 Finnish control) performed a speeded forced-choice identification task and a speeded AX discrimination task on Finnish non-words (e.g.…
Descriptors: Role, Attention, Phonetics, Language Processing
Early Childhood Bilingualism Leads to Advances in Executive Attention: Dissociating Culture and Language
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Yang, Sujin; Yang, Hwajin; Lust, Barbara – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2011
This study investigated whether early especially efficient utilization of executive functioning in young bilinguals would transcend potential cultural benefits. To dissociate potential cultural effects from bilingualism, four-year-old U.S. Korean-English bilingual children were compared to three monolingual groups--English and Korean monolinguals…
Descriptors: Monolingualism, Foreign Countries, Conflict Resolution, Bilingualism
Cognitive Advantage in Children Enrolled in a Second-Language Immersion Elementary School Program for Three Years
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Nicolay, Anne-Catherine; Poncelet, Martine – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2013
Early bilingualism acquired from home or community is generally considered to positively influence cognitive development. The purpose of the present study was to determine to what extent bilingualism acquired through a second-language immersion education has a similar effect. Participants included a total of 106 French-speaking eight-year-old…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Immersion Programs, Executive Function, Second Language Learning