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The Roles of Phonological Short-Term Memory and Working Memory in L2 Grammar and Vocabulary Learning
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Martin, Katherine I.; Ellis, Nick C. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2012
This study analyzed phonological short-term memory (PSTM) and working memory (WM) and their relationship with vocabulary and grammar learning in an artificial foreign language. Nonword repetition, nonword recognition, and listening span were used as memory measures. Participants learned the singular forms of vocabulary for an artificial foreign…
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory, Vocabulary Development
Benefits and Drawbacks of Controlled Laboratory Studies of Second Language Acquisition. The Keck Second Language Learning Project.
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Yang, Lynne R.; Givon, T. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997
Examines the effects of simplified input in early second language (L2) acquisition of English by experimentally manipulating language input to two groups of learners and then assessing their acquisition longitudinally within a controlled laboratory setting. Findings reveal that the dual task of acquiring vocabulary and grammar does not hinder…
Descriptors: Artificial Languages, Control Groups, Grammar, Language Research