Reading Glossed Passages in English to Improve Comprehension
An Eye Tracking Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21185196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Izzammuddin Isnin (National University of Malaysia), Nurjanah Mohd Jaafar (0000-0002-8438-0033, National University of Malaysia) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 125-139 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1675-8021 • E-ISSN: 2550-2131 |
| Publisher | Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM Press) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17576/gema-2021-2103-07 |
| OpenAlex | W3198112084 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Glosses or short explanations of vocabulary items are commonly found in language learning materials. Research that use offline learning measures to examine effects of glosses on learning found that they are useful in facilitating vocabulary acquisition and overall text comprehension. This paper reports a small-scale study that combined an offline measure of learning with online measures of reading behaviour in an attempt to provide a more comprehensive picture of reading and learning with glossed passages. The eye tracking methodology was used to provide insights into the cognitive processing of reading. A group of 15 university undergraduates read four glossed and non-glossed passages in English and answered comprehension questions afterwards. The findings revealed that glossed and non-glossed passages were read differently with readers attempting to integrate glosses and text information in the former. Vocabulary knowledge was found to predict comprehension performance and to some extent, the processing of glosses. The findings also suggest that moderate amount of attention could be more useful for comprehension as too much attention appeared to indicate comprehension difficulties. Suggestions to promote more strategic and useful processing of glossed passages are discussed. Keywords glosses; reading; processing; eye tracking; English as a second language
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Comprehension · Eye tracking · Linguistics · Reading comprehension · Vocabulary · Computer Science · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Second Language Acquisition and Learning · Text Readability and Simplification · Artificial Intelligence
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The 35th Sir Frederick Bartlett Lecture
Eye Movements as Reflections of Comprehension Processes in Reading
Introducing LexTale
How Large a Vocabulary is Needed For Reading and Listening?
Reading English Academic Texts
Reading Glossed Passages in English to Improve Comprehension
Academic Word List Knowledge of Malaysian ESL Undergraduates
Processing of a Multi-representational Science Passage by ESL Learners
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Effects of computer-assisted glosses on EFL learners' vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension in three learning conditions
The linguistic assumptions underlying readability formulae
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |