Input of Multimedia Information, Cognitive Load & EFL Listening Decoding

Haiyan ZHOU

Abstract


This paper clarified the concepts of cognitive load and combined EFL listening decoding as well as the relationship between them, and examined the change of learners’ cognitive load and its impact on their EFL listening decoding which were caused by input of pure audio information and that of combined audio information with mixtures such as pictures and images. Based on this, the author proposed some effective strategies to improve learners’ EFL listening decoding, including strengthening the training of learners’ English thinking, increasing their cognitive level, enriching the design of EFL listening teaching, creating multiple schemas and maintaining the reasonable cognitive load according to individual learners’ cognitive styles.


Keywords


Input of multimedia information; Cognitive loading; EFL listening decoding

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/n

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