A large-scale repository of spoken narratives in French, German and Spanish from Cantonese-speaking learners

Interdisciplinary research on foreign language learning has important implications for learning and education. In this paper, we present the Repository of Third Language (L3) Spoken Narratives from Modern Language Learners in Hong Kong (L3HK Repository). This database contains 906 audio recordings a...

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Published in:Scientific data 2023-04, Vol.10 (1), p.183-183, Article 183
Main Authors: Kang, Xin, Yip, Virginia, Matthews, Stephen, Wong, Patrick C. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Auditory perception
Cantonese
Chinese languages
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English as a second language learning
Foreign language learning
French language
German language
Humanities and Social Sciences
Language
Learning
Learning outcomes
multidisciplinary
Music
Narratives
Phenotypes
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Short term memory
Socioeconomic status
Spanish language
Speech perception
Speech recognition
Young adults
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Summary:Interdisciplinary research on foreign language learning has important implications for learning and education. In this paper, we present the Repository of Third Language (L3) Spoken Narratives from Modern Language Learners in Hong Kong (L3HK Repository). This database contains 906 audio recordings and annotated transcripts of spoken narratives in French, German, and Spanish that were elicited from Cantonese-speaking (L1) young adults using a wordless picture book, “ Frog, Where Are You? ”. All participants spoke English as the second language (L2) and learned the target language as a third language (L3). We collected their demographic information, answers to a motivation questionnaire, parental socioeconomic status, and music background. Furthermore, for a subset of participants, we collected their L1 and L2 proficiency scores and additional experimental data on working memory and music perception. This database is valuable for examining cross-sectional changes in foreign language learning. The extensive data on phenotypes provide opportunities to explore learner-internal and learner-external factors in foreign language learning outcomes. These data may also be helpful for those who work on speech recognition.
ISSN:2052-4463
2052-4463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-023-02090-6