Working Memory in Second Language Acquisition and Processing / / ed. by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen, Mailce Borges Mota, Arthur McNeill.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Ahmadian, Mohammad Javad,; Baddeley, Alan,; Baralt, Melissa,; Cai, Rendong,; Christianson, Kiel,; Cowan, Nelson,; Dai, Yuncai,; Dong, Yanping,; Jarvis, Scott,; Juffs, Alan,; Kim, Sun-A,; Konstantinova, Irina,; Li, Shaofeng,; Lu, Yanbin,; McNeill, Arthur,; Mitchell, Anne E.,; Mota, Mailce Borges,; O'Malley, Michelle,; Packard, Jerome,; Rebuschat, Patrick,; Santamaria, Kindra,; Skehan, Peter,; Sunderman, Gretchen,; Tagarelli, Kaitlyn M.,; Wen, Zhisheng (Edward),; Wright, Clare,
• HerausgeberIn: Borges Mota, Mailce,; McNeill, Arthur,; Wen, Zhisheng (Edward),
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This unique volume offers a comprehensive discussion of essential theoretical and methodological issues concerning the pivotal role of working memory in second language learning and processing. The collection opens with a foreword and introductory theoretical chapters written by leading figures in the field of cognitive psychology. Following these are three research sections containing chapters providing original data and innovative insights into the dynamic and complex relationships between working memory and specific areas of second language processing, instruction, performance and development. Each section concludes with a commentary which is written by a noted SLA researcher and which charts the course for future research. This book provides a fascinating collection of perspectives on the relationship between working memory and second language learning and will appeal to those interested in the integration of cognitive psychology with SLA research.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction and Overview -- Part 1. Theoretical Perspectives and Models -- 1. Working Memory in Second Language Learning -- 2. Second Language Use, Theories of Working Memory and the Vennian Mind -- 3. Working Memory in Second Language Acquisition and Processing: The Phonological/ Executive Model -- 4. Working Memory and Interpreting: A Commentary on Theoretical Models -- Part 2. Working Memory in L2 Processing -- 5. Working Memory in L2 Character Processing: The Case of Learning to Read Chinese -- 6. Working Memory in L2 Sentence Processing: The Case with Relative Clause Attachment -- 7. Working Memory and Sentence Processing: A Commentary -- Part 3. Working Memory in L2 Interaction and Performance -- 8. Working Memory, Language Analytical Ability and L2 Recasts -- 9. Working Memory, Online Planning and L2 Self-Repair Behaviour -- 10. Working Memory, Cognitive Resources and L2 Writing Performance -- 11. Working Memory and Second Language Performance: A Commentary -- Part 4. Working Memory in L2 Instruction and Development -- 12. Working Memory in Processing Instruction: The Acquisition of L2 French Clitics -- 13. Working Memory, Learning Conditions and the Acquisition of L2 Syntax -- 14. Working Memory Capacity, Cognitive Complexity and L2 Recasts in Online Language Teaching -- 15. Working Memory Measures and L2 Proficiency -- 16. Working Memory and L2 Development Across the Lifespan: A Commentary -- Final Commentary -- 17. Working Memory in SLA Research: Challenges and Prospects -- Index