Abstract
When readers decide to look up words, when do they perform the action of dictionary consultation? The goal of this study was to investigate whether EFL readers with low tolerance of ambiguity have higher percentages of consultation immediately when they use computer-mediated dictionaries. Through analyzing look-up patterns from eye-tracking, we found that readers with different ambiguity tolerance levels did perform different look-up patterns, although not significantly.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 764-769 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 20th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2012 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 2012 Nov 26 → 2012 Nov 30 |
Other
| Other | 20th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2012 |
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| Country/Territory | Singapore |
| City | Singapore |
| Period | 2012/11/26 → 2012/11/30 |
Keywords
- Computer-mediated dictionary
- Dictionary consultation
- Eye movement
- Tolerance of ambiguity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)
- Education