Desirable difficulties while learning collocations in a second language: Conditions that induce L1 interference improve learning

Learning conventional verb-noun combinations in a second language is known to be highly problematic when word choices differ from those in the native language. Grounded on recent proposals of desirable difficulties in vocabulary learning (Bjork & Kroll, 2015), we tested Spanish learners of English on a new paradigm that aimed to induce interference from the native language during lexical selection in a second language, as a way to train regulation of the dominant language. Results showed that recall rates were significantly higher in the group of learners that practiced in conditions of L1-interference. Faster RTs showed more efficient lexical selection in those same learners. Additionally, RTs revealed that the more successful learners in both groups incurred a cost in accessing verb choices congruent with the native language, a finding that is consistent with an inhibitory account.

Originally Published at 10.1017/s1366728919000622

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Work Title Desirable difficulties while learning collocations in a second language: Conditions that induce L1 interference improve learning
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  1. Manuel F. Pulido
  2. Paola E. Dussias
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  1. Multi-word units
  2. Second language learning
  3. Interference
  4. Lexical selection
  5. L1 Regulation Hypothesis
License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives)
Work Type Article
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  1. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition
Publication Date October 11, 2019
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1366728919000622
Deposited January 22, 2024

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