Monolingual and bilingual adults can learn foreign language words implicitly

Hana Zjakic, Alba Tuninetti, Paola Escudero

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Abstract

Assessing word learning methods has important implications for classroom settings and developing language learning programs. Previous research has shown that adults can learn native-language words implicitly [1] and second-language (L2) words explicitly [2]. We tested whether adults could learn L2 words and attend to phonetic detail implicitly using cross-situational word learning, where participants make word-object associations by tracking word-object co-occurrences across learning trials. Results show that participants learned L2 words implicitly with above-chance accuracy, and that the amount of phonetic detail needed to distinguish words determined their accuracy levels. We discuss how these results compare to explicit L2 word learning.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology, 6-9 December 2016, Parramatta, Australia
PublisherAustralasian Speech Science & Technology Association
Pages125-128
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventAustralasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology -
Duration: 6 Dec 2016 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2207-1296

Conference

ConferenceAustralasian International Conference on Speech Science and Technology
Period6/12/16 → …

Keywords

  • second language acquisition
  • language and languages
  • learning

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