Incidental Foreign Language Acquisition from Media Exposure

Autor/in	Kuppens, An H.
Titel	Incidental Foreign Language Acquisition from Media Exposure
Quelle	In: Learning, Media and Technology, 35 (2010) 1, S.65-85 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1743-9884
Schlagwörter	Second Languages; Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; Language Skills; Television; Indo European Languages; Elementary School Students; English (Second Language); Language Tests; Gender Differences; Films; Games; Computers; Translation; Visual Aids; Mass Media Effects; Student Surveys; Television Viewing; Music; Incidental Learning; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Second language; Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Fernsehen; Fernsehtechnik; Indoeuropäisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Geschlechterkonflikt; Film; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Digitalrechner; Anschauungsmaterial; Schülerbefragung; Fernsehkonsum; Musik; Inzidentelles Lernen; Belgien
Abstract	A number of experimental studies have demonstrated the incidental acquisition of a foreign language by children and adolescents when watching foreign language television. While such experiments can only establish short-term effects, this article investigates the extent to which children's foreign language skills benefit from their long-term consumption of media. An empirical study conducted in the Flemish (Dutch-speaking) area of Belgium compared the self-reported use of three English language media by 374 pupils in the last year of primary education with their scores on two oral translation tests: one from Dutch to English and one vice versa. Two general linear model analyses of variance reveal that pupils who frequently watch subtitled English television programs and movies perform significantly better on both tests. Interestingly, the effect of watching subtitled television and movies is stronger with girls than with boys. Furthermore, playing English computer games positively influences the scores on the English-Dutch test. (Contains 3 tables, 5 figures and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10