The effects of contextual diversity on incidental vocabulary learning in the native and a foreign language
The effects of contextual diversity on incidental vocabulary learning in the native and a foreign language
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语境多样性对母语和外语词汇附带习得的影响
DOI：
10.1038/s41598-020-70922-1
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发表时间：
2020-08-18
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Dunabeitia, Jon Andoni
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作者：
Frances, Candice;Martin, Clara D.;Dunabeitia, Jon Andoni
词汇学习贯穿一生，通常是隐性的。对于外语学习者来说，这尤其具有挑战性，因为他们必须在很少接触的情况下掌握大量新单词。在本研究中，我们探讨了语境多样性（即单词出现的文本数量）对母语和外语单词学习的影响。参与者阅读了几篇用新颖的伪词代替高频词的文本。遇到新词的总数保持不变，但它们出现在 1、2、4 或 8 个文本中。此外，一些参与者阅读西班牙语（他们的母语）文本，另一些参与者阅读英语（他们的外语）文本。我们发现，增加上下文多样性可以提高对单词的回忆和识别，以及将单词与其含义相匹配的能力，同时保持理解力不受影响。使用外语只会影响匹配任务中的表现，参与者必须快速识别单词的含义。结果在单词学习和外语文献及其作为教学工具的重要性的更大背景下进行了讨论。
Vocabulary learning occurs throughout the lifespan, often implicitly. For foreign language learners, this is particularly challenging as they must acquire a large number of new words with little exposure. In the present study, we explore the effects of contextual diversity-namely, the number of texts a word appears in-on native and foreign language word learning. Participants read several texts that had novel pseudowords replacing high-frequency words. The total number of encounters with the novel words was held constant, but they appeared in 1, 2, 4, or 8 texts. In addition, some participants read the texts in Spanish (their native language) and others in English (their foreign language). We found that increasing contextual diversity improved recall and recognition of the word, as well as the ability to match the word with its meaning while keeping comprehension unimpaired. Using a foreign language only affected performance in the matching task, where participants had to quickly identify the meaning of the word. Results are discussed in the greater context of the word learning and foreign language literature as well as their importance as a teaching tool.