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High second-language proficiency protects against the effects of reverberation on listening comprehension
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental psychology. Linköping University. (Miljöpsykologi)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7584-2275
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental psychology. Linköping University; Dalarna University. (Miljöpsykologi)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2730-7200
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental psychology. (Miljöpsykologi)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9181-2084
Linköping University.
2014 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, ISSN 0036-5564, E-ISSN 1467-9450, Vol. 55, no 2, p. 91-96Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate whether classroom reverberation influences second-language (L2) listening comprehension. Moreover, we investigated whether individual differences in baseline L2 proficiency and in working memory capacity (WMC) modulate the effect of reverberation time on L2 listening comprehension. The results showed that L2 listening comprehension decreased as reverberation time increased. Participants with higher baseline L2 proficiency were less susceptible to this effect. WMC was also related to the effect of reverberation (although just barely significant), but the effect of WMC was eliminated when baseline L2 proficiency was statistically controlled. Taken together, the results suggest that top-down cognitive capabilities support listening in adverse conditions. Potential implications for the Swedish national tests in English are discussed.

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2014. Vol. 55, no 2, p. 91-96
Keywords [en]
Comprehension; Reverberation; Second language; Speech perception; Working memory capacity
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-16023DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12115ISI: 000333054400001PubMedID: 24646043Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84896374157OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-16023DiVA, id: diva2:688344
Available from: 2014-01-16 Created: 2014-01-16 Last updated: 2024-04-11Bibliographically approved

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