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Nielson, Katharine B. – Language Teaching Research, 2014
Language learners with high working memory capacity have an advantage, all other factors being equal, during the second language acquisition (SLA) process; therefore, identifying a pedagogical intervention that can compensate for low working memory capacity would be advantageous to language learners and instructors. Extensive research on the…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Individual Differences, Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory
McLaughlin, Barry; August, Diane; Snow, Catherine – 2000
This project involves the collaboration of researchers with 24 teachers in a study aimed at investigating and improving the vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of 4th and 5th grade students for whom English is a second language. Cross sectional and longitudinal data were collected on various aspects of vocabulary knowledge, vocabulary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Charts, Critical Thinking, English (Second Language)