Gass, Susan Winke, Paula Isbell, Daniel R. Ahn, Jieun
date.accessioned:
2019-05-23T19:59:01Z
date.available:
2019-05-23T19:59:01Z
date.issued:
2019-06-01
description.abstract:
Captions 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.
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endingpage:
104
identifier.citation:
Gass, 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
identifier.doi:
10125/44684
identifier.issn:
1094-3501
identifier.uri:
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/44684
number:
2
publicationname:
Language Learning & Technology
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center University of Texas at Austin Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning
site_url:
/item/10125-44684/
startingpage:
84
subject:
Computer-Assisted Language Learning Eye Tracking Listening Multimedia
title:
How captions help people learn languages: A working-memory, eye-tracking study