Enrichment Effects of Gestures and Pictures on Abstract Words in a Second Language

Laboratory research has demonstrated that multisensory enrichment promotes verbal learning in a foreign language (L2). Enrichment can be done in various ways, e.g., by adding a picture that illustrates the L2 word’s meaning or by the learner performing a gesture to the word (enactment). Most studies...

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Main Authors: Claudia Repetto, Elisa Pedroli, Manuela Macedonia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02136/full