eprintid: 10091384 rev_number: 19 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/09/13/84 datestamp: 2020-02-18 10:57:22 lastmod: 2021-10-07 22:08:03 status_changed: 2020-02-18 10:57:22 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Pellicer-Sánchez, A creators_name: Tragant, E creators_name: Conklin, K creators_name: Rodgers, M creators_name: Serrano, R creators_name: Llanes, A title: Young learners' processing of multimodal input and its impact on reading comprehension: An eye-tracking study ispublished: inpress divisions: UCL divisions: B16 divisions: B14 divisions: J77 note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Theories of multimedia learning suggest that learners can form better referential connections when verbal and visual materials are presented simultaneously. Furthermore, the addition of auditory input in reading-while-listening conditions benefits performance on a variety of linguistic tasks. However, little research has been conducted on the processing of multimedia input (written text and images) with and without accompanying audio. Eye movements were recorded during young L2 learners’ (N = 30) processing of a multimedia story text in reading-only and reading-while-listening conditions in order to investigate looking patterns and their relationship with comprehension using a multiple-choice comprehension test. Analysis of the eye movement data showed that the presence of audio in reading-while-listening conditions allowed learners to look at the image more often. Processing time on text was related to lower levels of comprehension, whereas processing time on images was positively related to comprehension. date: 2020-09-01 date_type: published publisher: Cambridge University Press official_url: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-second-language-acquisition oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1745828 lyricists_name: Pellicer Sanchez, Ana lyricists_id: APELL07 actors_name: Allington-Smith, Dominic actors_id: DAALL44 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Studies in Second Language Acquisition issn: 0272-2631 citation: Pellicer-Sánchez, A; Tragant, E; Conklin, K; Rodgers, M; Serrano, R; Llanes, A; (2020) Young learners' processing of multimodal input and its impact on reading comprehension: An eye-tracking study. Studies in Second Language Acquisition (In press). Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10091384/3/Pellicer%20Sanchez_Young%20learners%27%20processing%20of%20multimodal%20input_Copy%20for%20online%20repository.pdf