Wang, Andi;
Pellicer-Sánchez, Ana;
(2024)
Exploring L2 learners’ processing of unknown words during subtitled viewing through self-reports.
International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching
10.1515/iral-2023-0208.
(In press).
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Abstract
Studies have shown the benefits of subtitled viewing for incidental vocabulary learning, but the effects of different subtitling types varied across studies. The effectiveness of different types of subtitled viewing could be related to how unknown vocabulary is processed during viewing. However, no studies have investigated L2 learners’ processing of unknown words in viewing beyond exploring learners’ attention allocation. The present research followed a qualitative approach to explore L2 learners’ processing of unknown words during subtitled viewing under three conditions (i.e., captions, L1 subtitles, and bilingual subtitles) by tapping into learners’ reported awareness of the unknown words and the vocabulary processing strategies used to engage with unknown words. According to stimulated recall data (elicited by eye-tracking data) from 45 intermediate-to-advanced-level Chinese learners of English, captions led to increased awareness of the unknown words. Moreover, the types of strategies learners used to cope with unknown vocabulary were determined by subtitling type.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Exploring L2 learners’ processing of unknown words during subtitled viewing through self-reports |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1515/iral-2023-0208 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1515/iral-2023-0208 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | awareness; incidental vocabulary learning; subtitled viewing; vocabulary processing strategies |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10189980 |
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