The Effect of Emotional Affect in L2 Lexical Learning

Revista Nebrija de Linguistica Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas

Andie Faber¹ 

[1] Princeton University;

关键词: Second Language Acquisition;    Applied Linguistics;    Emotions;    Lexical Learning;   

DOI  :  10.26378/rnlael1225220

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Previous studies have found a facilitative memory effect for emotional content words in both L1 and L2 speakers (Rubin & Friendly, 1986; Anooshian & Hertel, 1994; Altarriba & Bauer, 2004; Ayiçiçegi-Dinn & Caldwell-Harris, 2009). The present study investigates how emotional affect, activated through visual and auditory cues, effects L2 Spanish speakers’ acquisition of novel lexical items. Data from Picture Matching and Naming tasks suggest that positive emotional context has a facilitative effect on learners’ recognition and recall of target items when compared to the emotionally neutral or negative contexts. The implication of these results in L2 pedagogy suggests that lexical acquisition and retention can be enhanced by the incorporation of course materials with a positive emotional drive.

【 授权许可】

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