How Do Foreign Language Learners Process L2 Emotion Words in Silent Reading? An Eye-Tracking Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5901206 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs (0000-0003-2943-987X, Prince Sultan University, corresponding author), Suhad Sonbul (0000-0001-5517-3521, Umm al-Qura University), Jeanette Altarriba (0000-0002-9510-101X, Albany State University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2226-471X • E-ISSN: 2226-471X |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages8020125 |
| OpenAlex | W4382007896 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 39 |
The current study aimed to examine the processing of emotion words in L2 silent reading. We conducted two experiments in which Arab learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) read short English sentences in which target words were embedded. The participants' eye movements were recorded and analyzed. The results of Experiment 1, which compared the processing of emotionally positive versus neutral words by 44 participants, did not reveal any significant effect for word type. The results only showed a few instances of significant interactions between word type and word frequency (i.e., positive words were read faster than neutral words only in the case of high-frequency words) and arousal (i.e., positive words were recognized faster than neutral words only when the target words were low in arousal). The results of Experiment 2, which compared the processing of emotionally negative versus neutral words by 43 participants, only established one effect of word type on the skipping rate which was also modulated by length (i.e., negative words were less likely to be skipped, particularly shorter ones). Moreover, arousal interacted with word type (i.e., only the negative words with low arousal were read faster than neutral words in two eye-movement measures
Arousal · Cognitive psychology · Eye movement · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Reading (process · Word (group theory · Word lists by frequency · Computer Science · Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |