Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Brain and Mind Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Sci Data. 2023 Apr 5;10(1):183. doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02090-6.
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.
关于外语学习的跨学科研究对外语学习和教育具有重要意义。本文介绍了香港多语学习者第三语言口语语料库（L3HK 语料库）。该数据库包含 906 个音频记录和粤语使用者（L1）年轻人使用无字图画书“青蛙，你在哪里？”引出的法语、德语和西班牙语口语叙述的标注成绩单。所有参与者都将英语作为第二语言（L2），并将目标语言作为第三语言（L3）学习。我们收集了他们的人口统计学信息、动机问卷的答案、父母的社会经济地位和音乐背景。此外，对于一部分参与者，我们还收集了他们的 L1 和 L2 熟练程度分数以及关于工作记忆和音乐感知的额外实验数据。该数据库对于研究外语学习的横断面变化具有重要价值。表型的广泛数据为探索外语学习成果中的学习者内部和外部因素提供了机会。这些数据对于那些从事语音识别工作的人也可能有帮助。
