Learner Interactions With and Affective Views of
Gloss Presentations in CALL Reading
Elizabeth (Betsy) Lavolette
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Background
Research
Questions
Procedure
Results
Online ESL classes
Authentic materials
Unobstrusive glosses
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1. Which gloss presentation
do learners like better?
3. Using which gloss presentation
do learners read more glosses?
5. How do individual differences like sex, native language, and time spent in an English-speaking country interact with learner preference for gloss presentations?
1. Consent form
2. Demographic and computer experience questionnaire
3. Reading instructions
4. Reading texts and comprehension questions
5. Opinion questionnaire
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Doppler (hover), Eratosthenes (click)
Eratosthenes (click), Doppler (hover)
Eratosthenes (hover), Dopper (click) 
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2. Which gloss presentation do learners
feel helps them better understand texts?
4. Using which gloss presentation do
learners spend more time reading texts?
Gloss
Presentations
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30+
Japanese
TOEFL 255 to 293
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0 to 6 months
6 months to 2 years
5+ years
Male
18 to 24
25 to 29
Korean
Mandarin
Online class experience
TOEFL 183 to 226