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Processing the Spanish imperfect subjunctive: Depth of processing under different instructional conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2016

SERGIO ADRADA-RAFAEL
SERGIO ADRADA-RAFAEL*
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Fairfield University
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ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Sergio Adrada-Rafael, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Canisius Hall, Room 215, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT 06824. E-mail: sadradarafael@fairfield.edu
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Abstract

This study aimed to examine 88 intermediate learners of second language Spanish’ depth of processing under different types of instruction when being exposed to a complex grammar form, the imperfect subjunctive, on a reading task. Depth of processing was measured by employing think-aloud protocols. Due to the absence of reactivity, six silent and think-aloud conditions were merged into three experimental ones differing in explicitness. The study followed a pre-, post-, and delayed test design with 2 weeks between tests, which consisted of interpretation, controlled-production, and comprehension tests. Overall, results showed that participants in the more explicit condition produced more instances of processing, and that deeper processing correlated with a more accurate production of the target form and with a higher comprehension of the reading passage.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , March 2017 , pp. 477 - 508
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