Computer-assisted reading: The effect of glossing format on comprehension and vocabulary retention.

Autor/inn/en	Gettys, Serafima; Imhof, Lorens A.; Kautz, Joseph O.
Titel	Computer-assisted reading: The effect of glossing format on comprehension and vocabulary retention.
Quelle	In: Foreign language annals, 34 (2001) 2, S. 91-106Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Anhang; Literaturangaben; Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
Schlagwörter	Empirische Forschung; Gedächtnis; Lernen; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Wortschatz; Wortschatzarbeit; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Russischunterricht; Lesen; Leseverstehen; Hochschule; Glossar
Abstract	The article focuses on the issue of the optimal on-line glossing format. Two glossing methods are compared. The first method provides readers with sentence-level translation equivalents of the second language (L2) words. The second method connects the words with their meanings through basic dictionary forms. The main purpose of the study was to determine which of the two glossing formats is more beneficial for text comprehension and vocabulary retention. The results of the study show that retention of lexical items is better aided by reading the text with dictionary-form equivalents of the L2 words, because it involves a deeper level of cognitive processing. The situation is less clear-cut regarding the effect of the two glossing formats on global comprehension. The pedagogical implications of the data obtained are discussed. (Verlag).
Erfasst von	Informationszentrum für Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg
Update	2023/1