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Multimedia glosses and second language vocabulary learning: A second-round meta-analysis.

Hassan Saleh Mahdi¹, Mohammed Ali Mohsen², Manar Almanea³

¹Faculty of Language Studies, Arab Open University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Summary

Glosses significantly aid second language vocabulary learning, with multimedia glosses particularly benefiting beginners. Effectiveness varies by text type and gloss presentation, with single-mode and pop-up/margin glosses showing stronger results.

Keywords:

CALL Foreign language learning Glosses Second-round meta-analysis Vocabulary learning

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Second Language Acquisition
Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Background:

Glosses are frequently studied in CALL for L2 vocabulary acquisition.
Previous research has yielded varied results on gloss effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize existing meta-analyses on the impact of glosses on L2 vocabulary learning.
To provide a comprehensive overview of the evidence base.

Main Methods:

A second-order meta-analysis was conducted.
Seven primary meta-analyses (136 original studies, 2008-2023) were synthesized.

Main Results:

Overall medium effect size for gloss use (g = 0.63-0.76).
Multimedia glosses showed large effects for beginners.
Expository texts and single-mode glosses were more effective.
Pop-up and margin glosses had medium effects.

Conclusions:

Glosses are an effective tool for L2 vocabulary acquisition.
Learner level, text type, and gloss modality significantly moderate effectiveness.
Further meta-analytic research is recommended.