He Sun|Jieying Loh|Adam C. Roberts
Motion and Sound in Animated Storybooks for Preschoolers’ Visual Attention and Mandarin Language Learning: An Eye-Tracking Study With Bilingual Children
Nanyang Technological University|Nanyang Technological University|Nanyang Technological University
study examined role animated ebook advantage child bilinguals mandarin learning tended examined acquisition germanic languages aim 102 4 5yearold preschoolers singapore assigned one four conditions animated ebooks soundmotion b static ebooks sound c static ebooks control condition children played math game ipad three stories displayed children four times 2 weeks visual attention traced eye tracker childrens target words story comprehension assessed effects intervention conditions results revealed children animated condition outperform counterparts total fixation duration target word production storytelling one stories cycling grandpa consistent differences two static conditions results indicate importance motion animated ebook design line previous findings