Article Title：The effects of modality, information type and language experience on recall by foreign language learners of Spanish
Abstract：
This study investigated the effects of modality, information type and language experience on recall by FL learners of Spanish. Fifty-four intermediate and advanced level university students participated in this study by reading and listening to an expository passage, and then performing a recall task. The protocols were statistically analyzed for recall of main ideas, supporting ideas, details and total recall. The results that recall was significantly better in the written modality than in the aural for intermediate learners. Only main idea recall across modalities was significantly different for intermediate vs. advanced learners. Moreover, only the advanced group evidenced a significant difference between recall of main ideas vs. supporting ideas and details. In addition, in the advanced group, modality had a significant effect only on supporting ideas (SPIR) and details (DTR). Finally, significant differences in recall were found between intermediate-and advanced-level participants only in the aural modality. Implications for research and pedagogy are discussed.
Keywords: modality; listening; reading; recall; language experience; L2 comprehension
DOI: 10.2307/3657755
Source：HISPANIA-A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE TEACHING OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
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