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1	The Effect of Various Word Treatments on Chinese Vocabulary Comprehension During Multimedia Language Learning Kim, Jeongwoon 01 July 2015 (has links) The current study investigated the effect of viewing various types of word definitions-dictionary, glossed, and annotated definitions-on Chinese learners' vocabulary comprehension during video-based language learning. A total of 53 advanced Chinese learner participants were given access to various randomized word definitions while viewing the subtitled videos used in the experiment. Results showed that learners recalled words for which they viewed definitions significantly better after the experiment than before. The viewing of dictionary, glossed, or annotated definitions yielded comparable levels of word comprehension. In situations where learners did not view word definitions; however, word comprehension was not significantly higher on the posttest measures of recall. Attrition occurred whether participants viewed word definitions or not, but it occurred more severely for those words that learners chose not to look up definitions. The more a target word occurred, the better the word was comprehended. Survey results showed that participants preferred dictionary and annotated definitions more than glossed definitions. The results from this study suggest that word treatment is an effective way to comprehend vocabulary. If language learners and teachers lack resources to afford cost-intensive glosses and annotations, they can consider taking advantage of free, automatic online dictionaries, which are as effective as glosses and annotations. word treatment word definition dictionary gloss annotation Chinese advanced learner learner perspective Educational Psychology
2	Japanese Vocabulary Learning Through an Interactive Video Platform: Comparative Effects of L1 Versus L2 Definitions and Kana Versus Kanji Presentation Nielsen, Ryler Jay 01 June 2016 (has links) Advances in digital technology have recently allowed for richer text annotation in combination with authentic second language video media. As a result, many educational researchers are focusing increased attention on the effect this application of technology can have on second language acquisition. This study examines the comparative effectiveness of target vocabulary treatments with either native language (L1) definitions or target language (L2) definitions when target vocabulary is presented in either kana or kanji as a part of the subtitles of an L2 film based on participant performance on vocabulary assessments. This study also examines the participants' perceived levels of helpfulness of the varying word treatments. The results of the study suggest that providing annotations for target words in the L2 increases learning of that word more than L1 annotations for intermediate learners of Japanese. On the other hand, learners rated access to definitions in L1 as more helpful than L2 definitions, and they expressed their preference for understanding the story more than learning the target vocabulary. L1 L2 kanji kana word treatment word definition dictionary gloss annotation Japanese intermediate learner learner perspective Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures
3	Etude de la concession dans une perspective contrastive français - vietnamien à partir de corpus oraux / Research of the concession from a contrastive perspective French - Vietnamese from oral corpora Do, Thi Thu Trang 16 December 2016 (has links) Cette thèse étudie l'expression de la concession l'oral dans une perspective contrastive français - vietnamien. A partir d'un corpus d'émissions radiophoniques en français et ensuivant trois approches complémentaires - linguistique, logique et interactionnelle -, le fonctionnement et les caractéristiques des concessions ont été analysés afin de les classer par catégories et d'en proposer un modèle d'expression. Les concessions en vietnamien ont été étudiées à partir de données homologues afin de mettre en évidence les similitudes et les différences. / The aim of this PhD is a linguistic analysis of the concessive clause in a contrastive French/Vietnamese perspective based on a corpus of radio programs. Three complementary approaches (linguistic, logical and interactional) are used to define the functions and the properties of concessive clauses in French as in Vietnamese in order to observe the similarities and the differences toward a modelling. Linguistique Concession Français Vietnamien Corpus oral Données situées Analyse contrastive Concession définitionnelle Modélisation Interaction Sémantique Syntaxe Linguistics Concessive clause French Vietnamese Oral corpora Contextualized data Contrastive analysis Concessive word definition clause Modelling Interaction Semantics Syntax 400

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