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Direct linkWen, Zhisheng – Language Teaching, 2014
Working memory (WM) generally refers to the human ability to temporarily maintain and manipulate a limited amount of information in immediate consciousness when carrying out complex cognitive tasks such as problem-solving and language comprehension. Though much controversy has surrounded the WM concept since its inception by Baddeley & Hitch…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Second Language Learning, Language Research, Native Language
