Viewing a single full-length L2 TV program results in incidental vocabulary learning at the level of meaning recall and meaning recognition¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Viewing TV resulted in incidental vocabulary learning at the level of meaning recall and meaning recognition among Dutch-speaking EFL learners. → Elke Peters and Stuart Webb 2018 q2 i? The learning outcomes were measured as form recognition and meaning recall in Experiment 1 and meaning recognition in Experiment 2. → Elke Peters and Stuart Webb 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Elke Peters and Stuart Webb 2018¶

Elke Peters and Stuart Webb. (2018). INCIDENTAL VOCABULARY ACQUISITION THROUGH VIEWING L2 TELEVISION AND FACTORS THAT AFFECT LEARNING. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263117000407

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The article reports findings from two experiments with Dutch-speaking EFL learners viewing a single full-length TV program, stating that "viewing TV resulted in incidental vocabulary learning at the level of meaning recall and meaning recognition." No effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"The findings showed that viewing TV resulted in incidental vocabulary learning at the level of meaning recall and meaning recognition."

Elke Peters and Stuart Webb 2018 (2)¶

Elke Peters and Stuart Webb. (2018). INCIDENTAL VOCABULARY ACQUISITION THROUGH VIEWING L2 TELEVISION AND FACTORS THAT AFFECT LEARNING. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263117000407

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Design statement for the two experiments: "Two experiments were conducted with Dutch-speaking EFL learners" measuring form recognition and meaning recall in Experiment 1 and meaning recognition in Experiment 2. No participant numbers are printed in the available text.

"Two experiments were conducted with Dutch-speaking EFL learners to measure the effects of viewing TV on form recognition and meaning recall (Experiment 1) and meaning recognition (Experiment 2)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Before this study, no research had explored incidental vocabulary learning through viewing a single full-length TV program — related
• Incidental vocabulary learning through viewing TV was affected by frequency of occurrence, prior vocabulary knowledge, and cognateness — related
• Reading a single authentic novel yields incidental vocabulary gains, with more gains for words occurring more than five times — related
• The more often learners meet a word while reading, the more likely they are to learn it incidentally; a meta-analysis of correlational studies finds a moderate correlation — a broader claim this one bears on
• Incidental vocabulary exposure produces reliable learning, but learners pick up only a small share of the unknown words they meet — a broader claim this one bears on
• The L1-L2 distinction in incidental vocabulary acquisition from reading lies in the rate, not the ultimate outcome, of the acquisition process — related
• Marginal glosses, dictionary use, and repeated occurrence of unknown words each positively affect incidental vocabulary learning — related