Rethinking bilingual enhancement effects in associative learning of foreign language vocabulary: The role of proficiency in the mediating language
Rethinking bilingual enhancement effects in associative learning of foreign language vocabulary: The role of proficiency in the mediating language
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重新思考外语词汇联想学习中的双语增强效应：熟练程度在中介语言中的作用
DOI：
10.1016/j.jml.2020.104155
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Francis, Wendy S.
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作者：
Tsuboi, Naoko;Francis, Wendy S.
本研究调查声称，学习词汇在一个不熟悉的语言是更有效的双语者比单语者和语言水平和优势的可能影响。在实验1中，单语（n= 48）和双语参与者（n= 96）学习日语单词配对英语翻译，并完成线索回忆和联想识别测试。单语和双语或语言优势组的准确性没有差异。然而，在双语者中，更高的英语水平与更高的准确性相关。在实验2中，日英双语者（n= 40）学习西班牙语-日语单词对，和较高的日语水平与较高的准确性。双语参与者的联想策略使用率高于单语参与者，但与更准确的表现无关。仔细比较目前和以前的研究结果支持的结论是，双语者学习外语词汇的语言水平提高，增强联想记忆，但双语本身没有。
The present study investigated claims that learning vocabulary in an unfamiliar language is more efficient in bilinguals than in monolinguals and the possible effects of language proficiency and dominance. In Experiment 1, monolingual (n= 48) and bilingual participants (n= 96) learned Japanese words paired with English translations and completed cued-recall and associative-recognition tests. Accuracy did not differ across monolingual and bilingual or language dominance groups. Nevertheless, in bilinguals, higher English proficiency was associated with higher accuracy. In Experiment 2, Japanese-English bilinguals (n= 40) learned Spanish-Japanese word pairs, and higher Japanese proficiency was associated with higher accuracy. Associative strategies were reported at a higher rate in bilingual than in monolingual participants but were not associated with more accurate performance. Careful comparisons of the present and previous results support the conclusion that higher proficiency in the language through which bilinguals learn foreign vocabulary enhances associative memory, but bilingualism itself does not.