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Christina Schneegaß, Thomas Kosch, Albrecht Schmidt, Heinrich Hussmann
Investigating the Potential of EEG for Implicit Detection of Unknown Words for Foreign Language Learning In Proceedings of the 17th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction â INTERACT. Paphos, Cyprus, September 2-6, 2019 (bib) |
Ubiquitous technologies change the way we learn new languages. They provide easy access to multilingual media content within everyday scenarios to enhance language skills or improve vocabulary. The detection of learnersâ vocabulary deficiencies is an integral part of effective language learning. However, retrieving translations during everyday media consumption causes inattention and hinders fluent learning. In this paper, we investigate Electroencephalography (EEG) to assess singleword incomprehension within non-native learning contents. In a user study (N= 10), we employed Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) to display text while recording Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) for different word difficulties. Our results show that incomprehension of words can be detected in participantsâ neural responses, as is confirmed by post hoc ratings. We conclude with use case scenarios in which our approach can facilitate seamless vocabulary deficiency detection in everyday life. |