Chapter 9. Semantic integration in listening comprehension in a second language
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Guiling Hu
Abstract
A cross-modal priming task was used to examine listening comprehension by second language speakers. Participants were asked to perform a written lexical decision task on targets that were presented in different auditory sentential contexts. The context and the target were congruent (i.e., the target being highly predictable), neutral (i.e., possible but not predictable), or incongruent (i.e., inappropriate), as in “The girl mailed the letter without a stamp/sticker/stone.” Native speakers showed a priming effect for both congruent and neutral conditions in relation to the incongruent condition, but nonnative speakers showed a priming effect only for the congruent condition. No difference was observed between the neutral and incongruent conditions. Explanations of these findings and possible implications for language teaching are discussed.
Abstract
A cross-modal priming task was used to examine listening comprehension by second language speakers. Participants were asked to perform a written lexical decision task on targets that were presented in different auditory sentential contexts. The context and the target were congruent (i.e., the target being highly predictable), neutral (i.e., possible but not predictable), or incongruent (i.e., inappropriate), as in “The girl mailed the letter without a stamp/sticker/stone.” Native speakers showed a priming effect for both congruent and neutral conditions in relation to the incongruent condition, but nonnative speakers showed a priming effect only for the congruent condition. No difference was observed between the neutral and incongruent conditions. Explanations of these findings and possible implications for language teaching are discussed.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
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Introduction
- Chapter 1. Using priming methods to study L2 learning and teaching 3
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Part I. Using priming methods in L2 learning research
- Chapter 2. Acquiring second language vocabulary through the use of images and words 21
- Chapter 3. Some costs of fooling Mother Nature 49
- Chapter 4. Using priming to explore early word learning 73
- Chapter 5. When three equals tree 105
- Chapter 6. Eliciting wh-questions through collaborative syntactic priming activities during peer interaction 131
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Part II. Innovative approaches to L2 priming research
- Chapter 7. The L2 semantic attentional blink 155
- Chapter 8. Task effects in second language sentence processing research 179
- Chapter 9. Semantic integration in listening comprehension in a second language 199
- Chapter 10. Conceptual mediation in second language learners 219
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Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Expanding the scope of priming research 241
- Index 251
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of contributors vii
- Acknowledgements ix
-
Introduction
- Chapter 1. Using priming methods to study L2 learning and teaching 3
-
Part I. Using priming methods in L2 learning research
- Chapter 2. Acquiring second language vocabulary through the use of images and words 21
- Chapter 3. Some costs of fooling Mother Nature 49
- Chapter 4. Using priming to explore early word learning 73
- Chapter 5. When three equals tree 105
- Chapter 6. Eliciting wh-questions through collaborative syntactic priming activities during peer interaction 131
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Part II. Innovative approaches to L2 priming research
- Chapter 7. The L2 semantic attentional blink 155
- Chapter 8. Task effects in second language sentence processing research 179
- Chapter 9. Semantic integration in listening comprehension in a second language 199
- Chapter 10. Conceptual mediation in second language learners 219
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Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Expanding the scope of priming research 241
- Index 251
