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In:Audiovisual Input and Second Language Learning
Edited by Carmen Muñoz and Imma Miralpeix
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 61] 2024
► pp. 74–99

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Attention allocation in (L1) subtitled
and (L2) captioned video viewing

Effects of prior vocabulary instruction on input processing and comprehension

 | Universitat de Barcelona
 | KU Leuven | Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Vlaanderen (FWO)
Published online: 26 September 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.61.04puj
Abstract
Pre-directing learners’ attention to novel words facilitates learning through meaning-focused input, but little is known about the effect that vocabulary-focused activities may have on video processing and comprehension. This study investigates attention allocation in (L1) subtitled and (L2) captioned video viewing and explores potential trade-offs between pre-viewing instruction and comprehension. Eighty-seven Catalan/Spanish L2-English beginner learners watched an eight-minute video with either captions or subtitles while their eye-movements were recorded. Half of the participants in each language condition were pre-taught vocabulary. Results showed that pre-viewing instruction affected attention allocation only in the captions group, with participants tending to spend less time on target captions and comprehension-relevant captions. Allocating attention to vocabulary, however, did not seem to hinder comprehension in a significant manner.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Literature review
    • 2.1Vocabulary learning through L2 television
    • 2.2The importance of attention allocation
    • 2.3Pre-viewing instruction as an attention enhancing technique
    • 2.4Trade-off effects
    • 2.5Rationale and research aims
  • 3.Methodology
    • 3.1Participants
    • 3.2Audiovisual materials
    • 3.3Target words
    • 3.4Pre- and post-viewing tasks
    • 3.5Procedure
    • 3.6Scoring and data analysis
  • 4.Results
    • 4.1Effect of instruction on dwell times and number of fixations on target-vocabulary AOIs
    • 4.2Effect of instruction on comprehension rates
    • 4.3Effect of instruction on dwell times and number of fixations on question-relevant AOIs
  • 5.Discussion
  • 6.Conclusion and further research
  • Ethical considerations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix
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