The Effect of Pausing on Listening Comprehension.
The Effect of Pausing on Listening Comprehension.
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暂停对听力理解的影响。
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1988
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George W. Jacobs
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George W. Jacobs
A study investigated the effect of pausing, a component of speech speed, on the listening comprehension of second language learners. Groups of subjects at two ability levels listened to taped versions of two brief lectures recorded with four different combinations of speed and pausing conditioi.s. Comprehension was measured by means of cloze tests with exact and acceptable word scoring. Statistical analysis of the results consistently showed significant main effects for ability, an interaction effect between pausing and ability in two instances, and no significant effects involving speed. While the findings do not strongly confirm the expectation that pausing aids comprehension, and subjects' comments suggest that too long a pause or too slow a speed may create boredom, it is concluded that there is reason for teachers to use pausing judiciously in the classroom to approximate normal speech. A brief bibliography is included. (MSE) ********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)? U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIDN M Educat.anal Research and trnpro.ement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER *ERIC) lms document has beer teprodt.oed as rece ved tne person or odandaqdn MnocnangeSnavebeenmadelo,nprove emduaoncually Po.15. of e* ot ornmons stated to tmsdoc ment do not neceSsatA'y repteSent olbcat DERI pdcvon or tao,,cy THE EFFECT OF PAUSING ON LISTENING COMPREHENSION by George Jacobs, Wiladlak Chuawanlee, Bert K. Itoga Jr., Diane Sakumoto, Susan Saka, and Kenneth A. Meehan. (U. of Hawaii, Manoa) Paper Presented At The Eighth Second Language Research Forum, March 3-6, 1988, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE ABSTRACT The study reported here is a contribution to the work in Second Language Acquisition research that focusses on the role of modifications of input on learner comprehension of speech. The specific variable investigated was pausing, a com_-)nent of speech speed. Previous research had found that slowed speech aided comprehension.The study reported here is a contribution to the work in Second Language Acquisition research that focusses on the role of modifications of input on learner comprehension of speech. The specific variable investigated was pausing, a com_-)nent of speech speed. Previous research had found that slowed speech aided comprehension. Groups of subjects at two ability levels listened to taped versions of two lecturettes recorded with four different combinations of speed and pausing conditions. Comprehension was measured by means of cloze tests with exact and acceptable word scoring. Four three-way ANOVA tests on the results consistently showed significant main effects for ability, an interaction effect between pausing and ability in two instances, and no significant effects involving speed. Implications for teaching are discussed.