dc.contributor.author |
Sánchez López, Rebeca |
dc.date.accessioned |
2020-12-02T11:06:14Z |
dc.date.available |
2020-12-02T11:06:14Z |
dc.date.issued |
2020 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10230/45936 |
dc.description |
Treball de fi de grau en Biologia Humana |
dc.description |
Supervisora: Cristina Baus Márquez (CBC, UPF) |
dc.description |
Co-supervisor: Marc Gimeno Martínez (CBC, UPF) |
dc.description.abstract |
Learning a second language is a difficult task for adults. The present thesis explored how variability in the number of teachers influences second language learning and how this process is modulated by the similarity of the language to be learned with the first
language of the learner. To prove this, two experiments have been conducted: the first
one using pseudowords, and the second with Catalan Sign Language, LSC. 54 native
speakers of Spanish and Catalan participated in each experiment. Variability in the
number of teachers was compared in three conditions: no variability— six repetitions of
each word in the voice of one speaker—, moderate variability— two repetitions of each
word in the voice of three different speakers—, high variability— one repetition of each
word in the voice of six different speakers—. Learning accuracy was measured in two
tasks: picture-to-L2 and L2-to-L1. The results in both experiments revealed a different
influence of variability depending on the task. In the first experiment an effect of variability
was observed in the picture-to-L2 task. In the second experiment, no effect of variability
was observed in any of the tasks. Considering a possible ceiling effect, a retest of the
second experiment was conducted two weeks later. The results reported an effect of
variability in the picture-to-L2 task. These results show that variability enhances second language learning in different modalities regardless of the similarity of the language to
be learned with the first language of the learner. |
dc.format.mimetype |
application/pdf |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.rights |
Atribució-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional |
dc.rights.uri |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.ca |
dc.subject.other |
Llengua segona -- Adquisició |
dc.subject.other |
Adults |
dc.title |
Effects of variability in second language learning in adults |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis |
dc.rights.accessRights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |