Paper Info
Title
Evaluating the implicit acquisition of second language vocabulary using a live wallpaper
Abstract
An essential aspect of learning a second language is the acquisition of vocabulary. However, acquiring vocabulary is often a protracted process that requires repeated and spaced exposure; which can be difficult to accommodate given the busyness of daily living. In this paper, we explore if a learner can implicitly acquire second language vocabulary through her explicit interactions with her mobile phone (e.g., navigating multiple home screens) using an interface we developed called Vocabulary Wallpaper. In addition, we examine if the type of vocabulary this technique exposes to the learner, whether it is contextually relevant or contextually-independent will influence the learner's rate of vocabulary acquisition. The results of our study show participants were able to use Vocabulary Wallpaper to increase the number of second language vocabulary that they can recognize and recall and their rate of vocabulary acquisition was significantly greater when presented with a contextually relevant vocabulary than a contextually-independent vocabulary.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2207676.2208598
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
explicit interaction,vocabulary acquisition,contextually-independent vocabulary,language vocabulary,vocabulary wallpaper,mobile phone,live wallpaper,contextually relevant vocabulary,essential aspect,daily living,multiple home screen,implicit acquisition,mobile
Daily living,Microlearning,Computer science,Second language,Human–computer interaction,Natural language processing,Artificial intelligence,Mobile phone,Vocabulary,Recall,Wallpaper
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
22
1.76
12
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David Dearman153029.72
Khai N. Truong22002162.82