Revisiting the Relationship between Brain Laterality and L2 Vocabulary Recall: A Neuropsychological Study on Gender Differences

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1 Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of English Translation, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of English Language, Roudbar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudbar, Iran.

Abstract

The present study examined whether any significant relationship exists between English foreign language learners’ brain laterality and L2 vocabulary recall across gender or not. In this regard, 98 undergraduate students of English Translation and Literature programs studying at Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch were selected based on their performance on Oxford Placement test. Regarding the participants' demographic information, they were 31 males and 67 females and varied in age from 19 to 27. To determine the participants' brain laterality, the researchers used a lateralizer software. The software was designed based on the divided visual field (DVF) paradigm such that the lexical items were tachistoscopically presented on the monitor of the computer. Having determined the participants' brain laterality, they were given a series of cue-related vocabulary recall tests in L2 to investigate research questions. The results indicated that female participants from three brain categories (i.e., left, right, and hemispheric) outperformed male participants in recalling L2 lexical items.

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Linguistic Studies: Theory and Practice

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 16 January 2025

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  • Receive Date: 15 March 2024
  • Revise Date: 14 January 2025
  • Accept Date: 16 January 2025

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