How captions help people learn languages: A working-memory, eye-tracking study

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dc.contributor.authorGass, Susan
dc.contributor.authorWinke, Paula
dc.contributor.authorIsbell, Daniel R.
dc.contributor.authorAhn, Jieun
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-23T19:59:01Z
dc.date.available2019-05-23T19:59:01Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-01
dc.description.abstractCaptions provide a useful aid to language learners for comprehending videos and learning new vocabulary, aligning with theories of multimedia learning. Multimedia learning predicts that a learner’s working memory (WM) influences the usefulness of captions. In this study, we present two eye-tracking experiments investigating the role of WM in captioned video viewing behavior and comprehension. In Experiment 1, Spanish-as-a-foreign-language learners differed in caption use according to their level of comprehension and to a lesser extent, their WM capacities. WM did not impact comprehension. In Experiment 2, English-as-a-second-language learners differed in comprehension according to their WM capacities. Those with high comprehension and high WM used captions less on a second viewing. These findings highlight the effects of potential individual differences and have implications for the integration of multimedia with captions in instructed language learning. We discuss how captions may help neutralize some of working memory’s limiting effects on learning.
dc.identifier.citationGass, S., Winke, P., Isbell, D. R., & Ahn, J. (2019). How captions help people learn languages: A working-memory, eye-tracking study. Language Learning & Technology, 23(2), 84–104. https://doi.org/10125/44684
dc.identifier.doi10125/44684
dc.identifier.issn1094-3501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/44684
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisherUniversity of Texas at Austin Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning
dc.subjectComputer-Assisted Language Learning
dc.subjectEye Tracking
dc.subjectListening
dc.subjectMultimedia
dc.titleHow captions help people learn languages: A working-memory, eye-tracking study
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.endingpage104
prism.number2
prism.publicationnameLanguage Learning & Technology
prism.startingpage84
prism.volume23

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