The role of modality and awareness in language learning

Zhao, C. and Kormos, J. and Rebuschat, P. and Suzuki, S. (2021) The role of modality and awareness in language learning. Applied Psycholinguistics. ISSN 0142-7164

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Abstract

There is conflicting empirical evidence regarding the role of awareness in second language learning. Possible explanations for the contradictory results include the modality in the exposure and assessment phases of previous experiments. Our study investigated the acquisition of a novel determiner system under incidental exposure conditions and examined the effect of modality in both exposure and assessment phases. Animacy served as a hidden regularity in the determiners, which were embedded in sentences and presented to Chinese speakers of English either in auditory or in visual mode. Learning was assessed by a two-alternative forced-choice test either auditorily or in writing. Implicit and explicit knowledge were measured using retrospective verbal reports and source judgements. Bayesian analysis provided moderate evidence for above chance level learning. Significant learning effects were observed regardless of whether participants based their accuracy judgements on explicit or implicit knowledge. Bayesian analysis showed moderate evidence for above chance learning effects for aware participants. Generalized linear mixed-effects modeling revealed a small-size significant benefit of the auditory exposure modality over the written modality but indicated no significant effect of the modality of assessment or awareness. Our research underscores the importance of considering the role of modality of exposure in incidental second language learning contexts.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Applied Psycholinguistics
Additional Information:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/applied-psycholinguistics/article/role-of-modality-and-awareness-in-language-learning/B53427390E7F47E5BE30E937C5865DAB The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Applied Psycholinguistics, ?, (?), pp ?-? 2021, © 2021 Cambridge University Press.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? explicit knowledgeincidental learninglanguage learningmodality effectslinguistics and languagelanguage and linguisticspsychology(all)experimental and cognitive psychology ??
ID Code:
153872
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Deposited On:
15 Apr 2021 09:55
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Yes
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Published
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10 Mar 2024 00:54