@article{ART001903722},
author={On-Soon Lee},
title={The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses},
journal={Modern English Education},
issn={1598-0782},
year={2014},
volume={15},
number={3},
pages={124-139}
TY - JOUR
AU - On-Soon Lee
TI - The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses
JO - Modern English Education
PY - 2014
VL - 15
IS - 3
PB - The Modern English Education Society
SP - 124
EP - 139
SN - 1598-0782
AB - This study investigates the frequency effect on second language (L2) learners’comprehension of English sentences with object relative clauses. Previousresearch on sentence comprehension has shown that direct object relative clausesare harder to comprehend than subject relative clauses for several possible reasons,but there is little agreement about the reasons. To examine this question, anexperiment with forty Korean-speaking upper-intermediate learners of English asparticipants was conducted in four sessions (i.e., a pre-test, two input sessions,and a post-test) carried out on separate days. During the input sessions, half theparticipants, randomly assigned to the Relative Clause experience group, readsentences containing relative clauses. The other half, randomly assigned to theControl experience group, read complex sentences not containing relative clauses.
The Relative Clause group’s accuracy on object relative clauses improved morethan that of the Control group. Moreover, the Relative Clause group’s readingtimes for object relative clauses were significantly faster in the post-test than inthe pre-test. These results suggest a pedagogical implication: because learners’performance on object relative clauses may improve in response to additionalexperience of the right type, the frequency effect can be effectively exploited inclassroom instruction and materials development.
KW - L2 sentence comprehension;frequency of input;English relative clauses
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On-Soon Lee. (2014). The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses. Modern English Education, 15(3), 124-139.
On-Soon Lee. 2014, "The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses", Modern English Education, vol.15, no.3 pp.124-139.
On-Soon Lee "The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses" Modern English Education 15.3 pp.124-139 (2014) : 124.
On-Soon Lee. The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses. 2014; 15(3), 124-139.
On-Soon Lee. "The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses" Modern English Education 15, no.3 (2014) : 124-139.
On-Soon Lee. The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses. Modern English Education, 15(3), 124-139.
On-Soon Lee. The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses. Modern English Education. 2014; 15(3) 124-139.
On-Soon Lee. The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses. 2014; 15(3), 124-139.
On-Soon Lee. "The Frequency Effect on L2 English Learners’ Sentence Comprehension: The Case of Object Relative Clauses" Modern English Education 15, no.3 (2014) : 124-139.
