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Three Approaches to Glossing and Their Effects on Vocabualry Learning
Presenter: Ginny Tang Instructor: Dr. Teresa HsuDate: April 13, 2015
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Citation
Huang, L. L., & Lin, C. C. (2014). Three approaches to glossing and their effects on vocabulary learning. System, 44(1), 127-136.
Contents
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• Discussion• Conclusion • Reflection
• Introduction• Literature Review• Methodology• Results
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Introduction
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Background
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
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Background
It seems clear that glossing can increase the possibility of learning correct word meaning in context.
First glossing words and then retrieving their meanings was not significantly more effective than only glossing words. (Rott,2007)
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Purpose of Study
To investigate the effect of combining glossing with inferring or meaning retrieval on vocabulary learning
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Research Questions
1. Do glossing preceded by inference, glossing followed by retrieval and full glossing interventions affect vocabulary learning differently?
2. Does response accuracy of inference and retrieval predict vocabulary learning differently?
Literature Review
Gloss :provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
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Literature Review
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Using glosses provides support in unhelpful contexts, but it might deprive the reader of an opportunity of infer, thus reducing the amount of processing. (Watanabe, 1997)
When learners retrieve and encoded meaning in their mental lexicon , this may foster meaning retention.
(Rott, 2007)
Literature Review
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Methodology
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The total was 124. Six of them didn’t finish the delayed posttest.
Participants118 university students
88 females
30 males
High-intermediate level
Rang from 75.45 to 78.51
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Methodology
Target words
Target words
• Target words included eight • low-frequency nouns, 7-11
letters long.
Material• 3 online articles• 2 articles from CNN Interactive
English Magazine
Methodology
InstrumentsVocabulary
pretest
Vocabulary posttest
• A checklist to check every word whether knowing the word• Provide its Chinese translation • Immediate and delayed• Form , meaning and recognition recall tests.
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Check List
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Vocabulary Pretest
Computer reading
instructions
Reading comprehension
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Procedures
Comprehension Test
Immediate posttests
Delayed posttest
A session: 30 minutes
1. Form recall test2. Meaning recall test 3. Meaning cognition test
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Reading Comprehension
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Results
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Gloss-retrieval-gloss condition
may be superior than the other two
conditions.
The mean test score after
correct responses were
higher.
Effects of the intervention
Gloss-retrieval-gloss group yielded the most vocabulary learning and retention.
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FR: Form Recall MR: Meaning Recall REC: Meaning recognition
In gloss-retrieval-gloss condition, a significant difference was only observed for the IM form recall test.
In inference-gloss-gloss condition, it played a significant role in delayed form recall and IM meaning recall performance.
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Discussion Full glossing
• Generated the least vocabulary learning
Gloss- retrieval-gloss
• Had the best results of form and meaning learning• Helped to retain the meaning learning more effectively
Inference- gloss- gloss• Requires learners to draw on wider knowledge sources to derive meanings that
• Tend to be vague and error-prone
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1. The findings support the advantages of correct form-meaning establishment.
2. Not only to emphasize the meaning given method
3. Meaning assistance is crucial to the initial form-meaning connection and retrieval verification
Conclusion
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Reflection
To learn efficiently depends on a learner’s learning model.
The better way is to put into practice what has been learned.
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(Charles Chaplin , American actor )
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