The effect of a discrimination task on L2 learners' recall of collocations and compounds.

Autor/inn/en	Boers, Frank; Eyckmans, June; Lindstromberg, Seth
Titel	The effect of a discrimination task on L2 learners' recall of collocations and compounds.
Quelle	In: International journal of applied linguistics, 24 (2014) 3, S. 357-369Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anmerkungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0802-6106; 1473-4192
DOI	10.1111/ijal.12033
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Englischunterricht; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Komposition; Kollokation; Empirische Forschung; Kollokation; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Englischunterricht; Diskrimination; Komposition; Aufgabenstellung
Abstract	This paper reports an experiment in which 24 two-word phrases (collocations and compounds) were dictated to 38 adult EFL students who were then asked to discriminate between ones which manifest consonant repetition across the two words (e.g. private property; important point,) and ones which do not (e.g. private collection; important thing). The students' ability to recall the phrases was subsequently gauged in unannounced tests. Phrases that were judged by the students to meet the criterion (i.e. +consonant repetition) were significantly better recalled in the post-test regardless of whether their judgement was correct. The finding that a discrimination activity results in superior recall of items that are thought to display a stipulated trait over those that do not is relevant for the experimental study of memory and can be exploited in second language instruction. (Verlag).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2022/2