The Influence of Languaging on Attention and FL Learning: A Case Study Based on Translation Activities

      A large number of foreign studies have proved that languaging is an important way to improve the efficiency of FL learning. However, there are few empirical studies on the influence of languaging on FL teaching. Guided by the attention theory of Schmidt (2009), the author plans to explore the regulating effect of oral languaging on learners’ attention in the cognitive process of FL learning. This paper takes C-E translation of short passages as the task and adopts research methods such as audio recording and retrospective interview. Through quantitative and qualitative analysis, it is found that learners’ attention to language difficulties in translation during the process of languaging improves the quality of subsequent translation revision, which indicates that oral languaging has a regulating effect on learners’ attention in the process of FL learning.