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Does Reading Performance Vary According to Available Working Memory Capacity and Syntactic Parsing Skills?

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Amir Mahshanian; Mohammadtaghi Shahnazari; Ahmad Moinzadeh – TESL-EJ, 2025

This study investigates the relationships among working memory (WM), syntactic parsing ability (SP), and L2 reading performance across varying proficiency levels. A cohort of 120 L1-Persian EFL learners was categorized into beginner, intermediate, and advanced proficiency groups based on their IELTS scores. Participants completed a reading span…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Achievement

Multiple Constraints on Second Language Processing of English Dative Alternation

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Xiang, Keshu; Chang, Hui – Language Learning and Development, 2023

The present study investigates the multiple constraints on the processing of English dative alternation by Chinese EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners. The intermediate and advanced learners completed an acceptability judgment task which was composed of 30 dative alternations selected from a spoken corpus. The results showed that the…

Descriptors: Language Processing, Grammar, Verbs, Predictor Variables

The Relative Significance of Syntactic Knowledge and Vocabulary Knowledge in Second Language Listening Ability

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Vafaee, Payman; Suzuki, Yuichi – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020

The main purpose of the current study was to examine the relative significance of vocabulary knowledge (VK) and syntactic knowledge (SK) in second language (L2) listening ability, while accounting for the effect of several cognitive and affective factors. A total of 263 English-as-a-foreign-language learners took a standardized listening test…

Descriptors: Syntax, Second Language Learning, Memory, Language Tests