Role of Working Memory in SLA by Clare Wright
This book focuses on problems many language students face in developing advanced proficiency in an L2. It adds to the growing body of research into the connection between greater working memory (WM) capacity and L2 development, by investigating correlations between WM and development of L2 English questions in an immersion setting. The book details two longitudinal studies tracking 43 instructed Chinese speakers of English during a year's postgraduate study at universities in the UK. Improvements in oral and written data showed evidence of correlations between WM and L2 development. However, analysis of the data concludes that a year's immersion appears to favour processing existing grammatical knowledge rather than trigger acquisition of new grammatical knowledge, even for those with greater WM. This book will be useful for teachers and students of linguistics, interested in both generative and cognitive studies of SLA, as well as providing an accessible insight for classroom language teachers into the many issues affecting second language development for their students.
Clare Wright is an historian who has worked as a political speechwriter, university lecturer,
historical consultant and radio and television broadcaster. She
researched, wrote and presented the ABC [Australian Broadcasting Commission] television documentary Utopia Girls and is currently writing a four-part series to commemorate the centenary of WWI for ABC1. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children. Visit: clarewright.com.au
historical consultant and radio and television broadcaster. She
researched, wrote and presented the ABC [Australian Broadcasting Commission] television documentary Utopia Girls and is currently writing a four-part series to commemorate the centenary of WWI for ABC1. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and three children. Visit: clarewright.com.au
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| ISBN 13 | 9783639264678 |
| ISBN 10 | 3639264673 |
| Title | Role of Working Memory in SLA |
| Author | Clare Wright |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | VDM Verlag |
| Year published | 2010-06-22 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
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