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Evaluating the Vocabulary Coping Strategies of L2 Readers: An Eye Tracking Study
Tesol Quarterly ( IF 3.0 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-09 , DOI: 10.1002/tesq.3005
Caleb Prichard 1 , Andrew Atkins 2
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Research suggests that second language (L2) readers often lack strategic competence in dealing with unknown lexica. This mixed methods study of Japanese readers of English used eye tracking and other methods to empirically examine the use and efficacy of vocabulary coping strategies, including dictionary use, inferring meaning from context, and ignoring unknown words. The 16 novel words (pseudowords) in the text were linked to an online dictionary. In order to examine the effect of relevance and context cues on vocabulary coping strategies, half of the pseudowords were in sections relevant to the assigned research task and half were presented with clear context cues. The results reveal that participants relied on dictionary use even when the word was irrelevant and the meaning could be easily inferred. The data suggest that many participants considered relevance but not the presence of context cues when determining whether to look up a word. Eye tracking confirmed that participants tended to access dictionary links even before context cues were read. Overall, accessing numerous dictionary definitions nonselectively and viewing definitions for a short time were detrimental to task performance. One could argue that L2 readers should consider the context and relevance of words before dictionary use. However, further research on vocabulary coping strategies is needed involving different texts, tasks, and dictionary types.

中文翻译:

评估 L2 读者的词汇应对策略:一项眼动追踪研究

研究表明,第二语言 (L2) 读者通常缺乏处理未知词汇的策略能力。这项针对日本英语读者的混合方法研究使用眼动追踪和其他方法来实证检验词汇应对策略的使用和有效性,包括字典使用、从上下文推断含义和忽略未知单词。文中的 16 个新词(伪词)链接到了一个在线词典。为了检查相关性和上下文线索对词汇应对策略的影响,一半的伪词位于与指定研究任务相关的部分,另一半呈现清晰的上下文线索。结果表明,即使在单词不相关并且可以轻松推断其含义时,参与者也依赖于字典的使用。数据表明,许多参与者在决定是否查找某个单词时考虑了相关性,但没有考虑上下文线索的存在。眼动追踪证实,参与者甚至在阅读上下文线索之前就倾向于访问字典链接。总体而言,非选择性地访问大量字典定义和短时间查看定义不利于任务性能。有人可能会争辩说,L2 读者应该在使用词典之前考虑单词的上下文和相关性。然而,需要进一步研究词汇应对策略,涉及不同的文本、任务和词典类型。非选择性地访问大量字典定义和短时间查看定义对任务性能有害。有人可能会争辩说,L2 读者应该在使用词典之前考虑单词的上下文和相关性。然而,需要进一步研究词汇应对策略,涉及不同的文本、任务和词典类型。非选择性地访问大量字典定义和短时间查看定义对任务性能有害。有人可能会争辩说,L2 读者应该在使用词典之前考虑单词的上下文和相关性。然而,需要进一步研究词汇应对策略,涉及不同的文本、任务和词典类型。
更新日期:2020-11-09
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