عنوان

Individual Differences in Working Memory Capacity and the Development of L2 Speech Production

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عنوان اصلي

Individual Differences in Working Memory Capacity and the Development of L2 Speech Production

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Weissheimer, Janaina; Mota, Mailce B

متن يادداشت

This study investigates the relationship between individual differences in working memory capacity and L2 speech development. Thirty-two undergraduate English as a Foreign Language students participated in this study, which involved two data collection phases, each consisting of a working memory test (the speaking span test) and a speech generation task, with a two-month interval between the two data collections. Participants' speaking samples were analyzed in terms of fluency, accuracy and complexity. The results show that only lower span individuals demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in working memory capacity and that such improvement was not a function of increased proficiency. In addition, although the speaking span test predicted fluency and complexity in participants' L2 speech, it was not a good indicator of the development of speech accuracy.

تاريخ نشر

2009

عنوان

Issues in Applied Linguistics

شماره جلد

17/2

عنصر شناسه اي

Weissheimer, Janaina; Mota, Mailce B

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y