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Doctoral Dissertation Research: Processing of L2-specific multi-word units and the impact on representation and generalization: an ERP study

博士论文研究：L2 特定多词单元的处理及其对表征和泛化的影响：ERP 研究

基本信息

批准号：
1844188
负责人：
Paola Dussias
金额：
$ 1.36万
依托单位：
Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-03-15 至 2021-02-28
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1844188&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Doctoral Dissertation Research Processing L2

项目摘要

In their 2017 report on America's languages, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' Commission on Language Learning recommends "a national strategy to improve access to as many languages as possible for people of every region, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background...to value language education as a persistent national need similar to education in math or English, and to ensure that a useful level of proficiency is within every student's reach" https://www.amacad.org/content/publications/pubContent.aspx?d=22478). This dissertation is a step towards beginning to answer this call. Adult second language learners are often able to function at some level in a foreign language, but the influence of the native language during second language learning and use is known to negatively affect proficiency levels. Second language learners often experience the frustration of trying to remember a recently learned word in a second language, but only being able to retrieve the word in the native language. An important goal, then, is to learn to regulate interference from the native language to achieve higher proficiency in a second language. This project proposes to investigate how this might be possible. The electrophysiological brain activity of English speakers who are learning Spanish will be measured during the learning of new word combinations, for example, "despertar dudas." This collocation literally translates as "awaken doubts" but is expressed in English with the phrase "raise doubts". Using a word combination like "despertar dudas" requires the suppression of the English translation equivalent "raise doubts". This research project will examine the brain activity associated with learning in conditions that require ignoring interference from the native language to examine whether they lead to better learning and generalization when learners are exposed to new input.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在2017年关于美国语言的报告中，美国艺术与科学学院语言学习委员会建议“制定一项国家战略，让每个地区、种族和社会经济背景的人尽可能多地学习语言……重视语言教育，就像重视数学或英语教育一样，将其视为一项持久的国家需要，并确保每个学生都能达到有用的熟练程度（https://www.amacad.org/content/publications/pubContent.aspx?d=22478）。本论文是朝着开始回答这一呼吁迈出的一步。成年第二语言学习者通常能够在一定程度上使用外语，但在第二语言学习和使用过程中，母语的影响众所周知会对熟练程度产生负面影响。第二语言学习者经常会遇到这样的挫折：试图用第二语言记住最近学过的单词，但却只能用母语检索这个单词。因此，一个重要的目标是学会调节来自母语的干扰，从而提高第二语言的熟练程度。这个项目旨在研究这是如何可能的。正在学习西班牙语的英语使用者在学习新单词组合时的脑电生理活动将被测量，例如，“despertar dudas”。这个搭配从字面上翻译为“唤醒怀疑”，但在英语中表达为“raise doubt”。使用像“despertar dudas”这样的单词组合需要抑制英语翻译中的“raise doubt”。这个研究项目将研究在需要忽略母语干扰的情况下，与学习相关的大脑活动，以研究当学习者接触到新的输入时，它们是否会导致更好的学习和泛化。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。