Distraction across Languages: The Impact of Background Music Lyrics on First- and Second Language Reading
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| Title: | Distraction across Languages: The Impact of Background Music Lyrics on First- and Second Language Reading |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Yilun Ding (ORCID |
| Source: | Applied Cognitive Psychology. 2025 39(4). |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Sino Tibetan Languages, English (Second Language), Native Language, Reading Processes, Attention Control, Music, Poetry, Reading Comprehension, Study Habits, Semantics, Interference (Learning), Silent Reading, Accuracy, Auditory Discrimination |
| Geographic Terms: | China |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.70104 |
| ISSN: | 0888-4080 1099-0720 |
| Abstract: | Background music with lyrics can be a prevalent distraction in environments where people study or read while music plays. However, such effects on reading comprehension across different language contexts remain insufficiently investigated. Guided by the duplex-mechanism account of auditory distraction and the semantic-interference hypothesis, the current study explores the graded interaction of background music lyrics and task language on reading comprehension performance among Cantonese ESL learners. Ninety-five Cantonese ESL learners will be tested on L1 and L2 reading comprehension tasks under a silent condition and three background music conditions: L1, L2, and foreign. We will measure reading comprehension accuracy and the time taken to read each passage. By systematically examining cross-language auditory distraction in reading comprehension, the current study could potentially refine theoretical accounts of auditory distraction and optimize learning environments for L2 learners. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1481517 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Background music with lyrics can be a prevalent distraction in environments where people study or read while music plays. However, such effects on reading comprehension across different language contexts remain insufficiently investigated. Guided by the duplex-mechanism account of auditory distraction and the semantic-interference hypothesis, the current study explores the graded interaction of background music lyrics and task language on reading comprehension performance among Cantonese ESL learners. Ninety-five Cantonese ESL learners will be tested on L1 and L2 reading comprehension tasks under a silent condition and three background music conditions: L1, L2, and foreign. We will measure reading comprehension accuracy and the time taken to read each passage. By systematically examining cross-language auditory distraction in reading comprehension, the current study could potentially refine theoretical accounts of auditory distraction and optimize learning environments for L2 learners. |
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| ISSN: | 0888-4080 1099-0720 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.70104 |
