Optimizing auditory input for foreign language learners through a verbotonal-based dichotic listening approach

Abstract The quality of the physical language signals to which learners are exposed and result in neurobiological activity leading perception constitutes a variable that is rarely, if ever, considered context learning. It deserves some attention. current study identifies an optimal audio input signal for Chinese EFL/ESL generated by modifying features language-bearing signals. This achieved applying principles verbotonalism dichotic listening context. Low-pass filtered (320 Hz cut-off) unfiltered speech were dichotically diotically directed each hemisphere brain through contralateral ear. Temporal spatial neural signatures processing detected combined event-related potential (ERP) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment. Results showed stimuli left ear right (FL-R) configuration provided auditory actively exploiting left-hemispheric dominance right-hemispheric melodic processing, i.e., was fed it should be best equipped process—and actually did so effectively. In addition, (L-FR) identified as entirely non-optimal learners. Other outcomes included significant load reduction exposure both-ear-filtered FL-FR well confirmation non-language recognized irrelevant not trigger any processing. These various will necessarily entail further research.