The Effects of Training on Automatization of Word Recognition in English as a Foreign Language

Autor/in	Akamatsu, Nobuhiko
Titel	The Effects of Training on Automatization of Word Recognition in English as a Foreign Language
Quelle	In: Applied Psycholinguistics, 29 (2008) 2, S.175-193 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-7164
DOI	10.1017/S0142716408080089
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Word Recognition; Statistical Analysis; Word Frequency; English (Second Language); Training; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Correlation; Applied Linguistics; Psycholinguistics; Language Processing; Short Term Memory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Worterkennung; Statistische Analyse; Word analysis; Frequency; Wortanalyse; Häufigkeit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausbildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Korrelation; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Psycholinguistik; Sprachverarbeitung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis
Abstract	The present study investigated the effects of word-recognition training on the word-recognition processing of learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Providing 7-week word-recognition training, the study examined whether such training improves EFL learners' word-recognition performance. The main aspects of this study concerned word frequency and working-memory capacity in automatization of word recognition. Analysis of variance and correlational analyses revealed qualitative differences in the improvement of EFL word-recognition performance with respect to word frequency. The improvement in the processing of high-frequency words was associated with simple speedup; conversely, the processing of low-frequency words was associated with automatization. Results also showed that working-memory capacity might not play a noticeable role in improving word-recognition speed or efficiency. (As Provided).
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