Abstract
An emphasis on multinational cooperation (e.g. Air Traffic Control, Disaster Response) can require people to communicate in a second language. There is little work on the interaction between workload and speech production in a second language. This paper explores the potential impact of workload on the production of speech in a Stroop task. A group of Chinese students completed the task in Mandarin (L1) or English (L2) and their performance was compared with a group of students speaking English. The results suggest that changes in workload affect speech production, and that these effects are increased when responding in a second language. Responding in a second language is cognitively demanding and can be easily disrupted by increases in workload.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 435-442 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Event | Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2014 - Southampton, United Kingdom Duration: 7 Apr 2014 → 10 Apr 2014 |
Conference
Conference | Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Southampton |
Period | 7/04/14 → 10/04/14 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Human Factors and Ergonomics