55 research outputs found
When Do Foreign-Language Readers Look up the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words? The Influence of Task and Learner Variables
The use of computer technology in experimental studies of second language acquisition: A survey of some techniques and some ongoing studies
Exploring a new technique for comparing bilinguals’ L1 and L2 reading speed
Is it possible to tell whether bilinguals are able to read simple text in their two languages equally fluently? Is it thus possible to distinguish balanced bilinguals from unbalanced bilinguals with respect to reading fluency in their first language (L1) and second language (L2)? In this study, we avoided making direct comparisons between L1 and L2 reading speeds, comparing, instead, the amount of inhibition caused by a nonlinguistic, external factor (degraded text visibility). In two tasks, 32 university students read 20 target sentences in L1 Dutch and L2 English, each sentence appearing both in normal and in poorly readable font. Degraded font affected reading times substantially, more so in L2 than in L1, as predicted. However, it was not found that participants with higher L2 proficiency were less affected by degraded font in L2 reading than participants with lower L2 proficiency
Connectionist Models of Language Processing and the Training of Listening Skills With the Aid of Multimedia Software
Incidental Vocabulary Learning by Advanced Foreign Language Students: The Influence of Marginal Glosses, Dictionary Use, and Reoccurrence of Unknown Words
Comprehension of grammatically modified and nonmodified sentences by second language learners
Towards a unified account of the representation, processing and acquisition of second language knowledge
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Second-language acquisition research in the laboratory: possibilities and limitations SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION RESEARCH IN THE LABORATORY Possibilities and Limitations
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