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KEYWORDS
Textual Enhancement, Whiteboard videos, Phrasal verbs
ABSTRACT
Whiteboard videos, which combine moving slides, can be used as an engaging medium for language learning. Textual enhancement (TE) is a type of textual modification technique used to make target linguistic items visually more salient through bolding or coloring. Although TE has been linked to improved language learning outcomes, its effects on phrasal verbs (PVs) in whiteboard videos remain unexplored. This study investigated the impact of TE on PV learning among students (n = 264) from two national universities. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups and took a pre-test of the 40 PVs used in this study.
Over eight weeks, both groups viewed eight whiteboard videos featuring short stories, each containing five PVs. The ‘text group’ watched videos with text-only slides, while the ‘enhancement group’ viewed slides with scene illustrations and PVs bolded in red.
Post-viewing quizzes assessed story comprehension and PV retention through gap-fill items. Both groups showed significant improvements on pre and post-tests, but no significant differences were found between them. However, the enhancement group significantly outperformed the text group on weekly PV and comprehension quizzes. These findings suggest that bolding and illustrating PVs can improve short-term recognition and retention, though the effects may diminish over time.
| TITLE | The Impact of Textual Enhancement on Phrasal Verb Acquisition: A Whiteboard |
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| RELEVANT SIG | Vocabulary |
| FORMAT | Research-oriented Oral Face-to-face presentation (25 minutes, including Q&A) |
