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