Volume 34, No. 2 Incidental acquisition of Italian words from comic books

Incidental acquisition of Italian words from comic books

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Volume 34, No. 2
contributor.author:
Aliyar, Mahnaz Peters, Elke
date.accessioned:
2022-10-14T22:26:47Z
date.available:
2022-10-14T22:26:47Z
date.issued:
2022-10-15
description.abstract:
Despite empirical evidence from research showing that the use of text-picture combination is beneficial for second language (L2) learning, little is known about the effectiveness of reading comic books for incidental vocabulary acquisition. This study sets out to investigate the effects of engaging with comic books on incidental learning of L2 Italian vocabulary. Using a pretest-posttest design, we collected data from 35 Iranian learners of Italian as a foreign language, 25 of whom read and then read while listening to four comic books in a four-week period. Additionally, after reading each book, students completed two follow-up meaning-focused activities focusing on learners’ unprompted use of vocabulary. The results revealed that engaging with comic books was beneficial for incidental vocabulary acquisition. The findings suggest that comics are a valuable and effective source of language learning, and their inclusion in L2 teaching and learning can be particularly advantageous to L2 learners, including novice learners.
endingpage:
377
identifier.citation:
Aliyar, M., & Peters, E. (2022). Incidental acquisition of Italian words from comic books. Reading in a Foreign Language, 34(2), 349–377. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/67429
identifier.issn:
1539-0578
identifier.uri:
https://hdl.handle.net/10125/67429
number:
2
publicationname:
Reading in a Foreign Language
publisher:
University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center Center for Language & Technology
site_url:
/rfl/item/557
startingpage:
349
subject:
second language acquisition vocabulary acquisition incidental learning Italian as a foreign language comics reading reading-while-listening
title:
Incidental acquisition of Italian words from comic books
type:
Article
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Text
volume:
34