Abstract

Lexical inference is an important word learning method, yet it is still unknown what kind of instruction will improve inference accuracy. In this study we investigated whether think-aloud can enhance metacognitive strategies while inferring the meaning of unknown words encountered during reading and lead to higher inference accuracy. Two groups of college-level Korean L1 ESL students inferred the meanings of pseudowords in a short passage in a pretest-posttest design. The think-aloud group (n = 19) performed the task verbalizing their thoughts, while the control group (n = 20) performed it silently. The results indicated a significant gain in inference accuracy for the think-aloud group. Based on further analyses of the think-aloud protocol, the study addresses the importance of the quality of think-aloud in L2 performance. 字句推論は重要な語彙学習方法であるが、推論の正確さを向上する方法はまだ分かっていない。本研究は、読書中に出てくる未習の語彙の意味を推測する際に、声に出して考えるという方法が、メタ認知を促進することによって、高い正確率をもたらすかどうかという調査を行った。事前・事後テストのデザインで、2グループの韓国語を母語とするESL学習者が、短い文章に含まれている偽単語の意味を推測した。声に出して考えるグループ(n=19)はそのタスクの間考えを声に出しながら、一方コントロールグループ(n=20)はタスクを無言で行った。結果は声に出して考えるグループの推測正確度が大幅に向上したことを示した。プロトコロの更なる分析をふまえて、本研究は声に出して考える内容の質が重要であることを述べる。

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