Performance pay and non-native language comprehension: Can we learn to understand better when we’re paid to listen?

Non-native speech is difficult for native listeners to understand. While listeners can learn to understand non-native speech after exposure, it is unclear how to optimize this learning. Experimental subjects transcribed non-native speech and were paid either a flat rate or based on their performance...

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Published in:	Applied psycholinguistics 2023-07, Vol.44 (4), p.593-609
Main Authors:	Afghani, Chasen, Baese-Berk, Melissa M., Waddell, Glen R.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Acoustics Adaptation Auditory Perception Communication (Thought Transfer) Comprehension English English as a second language English Language Learners Incentives Institutionalized Persons Learning Listening comprehension Motivation Native Language Native languages Native speakers Native-nonnative speaker communication Negative Attitudes Nonnative speakers Original Article Politics of Education Research subjects Self interest Short Term Memory Speech Speech perception Suprasegmentals Towards a Just and Equitable Applied Psycholinguistics Verbal communication Young Children
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Summary:	Non-native speech is difficult for native listeners to understand. While listeners can learn to understand non-native speech after exposure, it is unclear how to optimize this learning. Experimental subjects transcribed non-native speech and were paid either a flat rate or based on their performance. Participants who were paid based on performance demonstrated improved performance overall and faster learning than participants who were paid a flat rate. These results suggest that exposure alone is not sufficient to optimize learning of non-native speech and that current models of this process must be revised to account for the effects of motivation and incentive.
ISSN:	0142-7164 1469-1817