A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR THE FIRST LANGUAGE IN YOUNG LEARNERS’  PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY

dc.creator	YU-CHENG SIEH
dc.date	2008-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:25:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:25:19Z
dc.identifier	1743-159X
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b396269b0fda4b6789d1addd556c3857
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21394
dc.description	This research was carried out to explore the role played by the first language (L1) in young learners’ processing and storage of English vocabulary in English as a foreign language (EFL) context. A series of written and online vocabulary assessments were administered to two classes of 9-year-old Taiwanese children who were distinguished by a pedagogical difference. A computation of vocabulary gain between the two assessments showed that the control group, provided with L1 glosses, had learned and retained more new words, demonstrating that L1 contributed to foreign language (FL) vocabulary learning. The group also produced shorter reaction times than the experimental group who were pedagogically instructed to map English vocabulary directly onto pictures. Furthermore, the interviews, which took place immediately after the online assessments, showed that both groups had employed L1 translation to access English word meanings. The results suggest a possible role for the L1 in young learners’ processing and storage of FL vocabulary.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Newcastle University
dc.relation	http://research.ncl.ac.uk/ARECLS/vol5_documents/Articles/sieh_vol5.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1743-159X
dc.source	Annual Review of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Vol 5, Pp 136-160 (2008)
dc.subject	first language
dc.subject	young learners
dc.subject	online tasks
dc.subject	English vocabulary learning
dc.subject	bilingual memory representations
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR THE FIRST LANGUAGE IN YOUNG LEARNERS’ PROCESSING AND STORAGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY
dc.type	article