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How Do Different Forms of Glossing Contribute to L2 Vocabulary Learning from Reading?: A Meta-Regression Analysis
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Yanagisawa, Akifumi; Webb, Stuart; Uchihara, Takumi – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
This meta-analysis investigated the overall effects of glossing on L2 vocabulary learning from reading and the influence of potential moderator variables: gloss format (type, language, mode) and text and learner characteristics. A total of 359 effect sizes from 42 studies (N = 3802) meeting the inclusion criteria were meta-analyzed. The results…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Measures of Implicit Knowledge Revisited: Processing Modes, Time Pressure, and Modality
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Kim, Jeong-eun; Nam, Hosung – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2017
Timed grammaticality judgment tests (TGJT) and oral elicited imitation tests (OEIT) are considered reliable and valid measures of implicit linguistic knowledge, but studies consistently observe better performances on the TGJT than the OEIT due to the different types of processing they require: comprehension for the TGJT and production for the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Processing, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
On the Use of the Recall Task to Measure L2 Reading Comprehension.
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Lee, James F. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1986
Much research in second language reading uses a free written recall task to measure comprehension. The significance of differences in research design is analyzed. Sixteen groups of college Spanish students (N=20 each group) were given a recall task (in appendix). Research variables, including level of study, language of recall, and pre-reading…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Students, Higher Education, Language Tests