TABLE 3.
Summary of significant differences between conditions: FAMILIAR Gesture, UNFAMILIAR Gesture, and SPEECH Alone.
| FAMILIAR vs. SPEECH | FAMILIAR vs. UNFAMILIAR | UNFAMILIAR vs. SPEECH | ||
| (1) Speech evaluation | ||||
| Exp 1: Mandarin | Words misheard | * | * | n.s. |
| Accent | ** | * | n.s. | |
| Tone | * | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Memory test | * | n.s. | ** | |
| Exp 2: Japanese | Words misheard | *** | n.s. | * |
| Accent | ** | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Memory test | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| (2) Learner evaluation | ||||
| Exp 1: Mandarin | Confidence | * | n.s. | * |
| Nervousness | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Comm. Effectiveness | ** | n.s. | * | |
| Months studying | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
| Exp 2: Japanese | Confidence | *** | n.s. | *** |
| Nervousness | *** | * | *** | |
| Comm. Effectiveness | ** | * | n.s. | |
| Months studying | * | n.s. | n.s. | |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. In all cases, the direction of differences was more positive evaluation (e.g., less words misheard, more words memorized, more confidence, and less nervousness) for FAMILIAR than SPEECH, FAMILIAR than UNFAMILIAR, and UNFAMILIAR than SPEECH.