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The effect of the embodied scenes approach to preposition learning with PrepApp
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of language studies. (CogLing)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4833-7270
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of language studies. (CogLing)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8787-4266
2025 (English)In: Cognitive Linguistic Studies, ISSN 2213-8722, E-ISSN 2213-8730, Vol. 12, no 1, p. 69-106Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper presents a digital tool for teaching and learning the usage patterns of English prepositions using an embodied scenes approach. Building on corpus linguistic investigations and insights from Cognitive Linguistics, we present the usage patterns of prepositional constructions in line with how spatial relations are typically used to construe meaning. The tool is intended to empower students of English to increase confidence in their L2 skills through usage-based examples. In two studies, we test a set of sample lessons targeting the preposition into. Data were collected from ESL classes at Swedish High Schools. Students were randomly assigned to a control group exposed to traditional preposition materials or an experimental group exposed to the new lessons. Students then completed a pre-test, learning sessions, a post-test, and a delayed post-test. Results show that the embodied scenes approach led to proficiency in using into and this was maintained over time.

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Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2025. Vol. 12, no 1, p. 69-106
Keywords [en]
English as a second language (L2), prepositions, corpus linguistics, usage-based, computer-assisted language learning, spatial relationships
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Studies of Specific Languages Comparative Language Studies and Linguistics
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language studies; language teaching and learning
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-235284DOI: 10.1075/cogls.22020.okoISI: 001501682100006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105007505567OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-235284DiVA, id: diva2:1942345
Available from: 2025-03-04 Created: 2025-03-04 Last updated: 2025-10-15Bibliographically approved

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Okonski, LaceyJohansson Falck, Marlene

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