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Wen, Zhisheng – Language Learning Journal, 2016
The present study sets out to explore the distinctive roles played by two working memory (WM) components in various aspects of L2 task-based speech planning and performance. A group of 40 post-intermediate proficiency level Chinese EFL learners took part in the empirical study. Following the tenets and basic principles of the…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Second Language Learning, Speech Communication, Planning
Leow, Choy Khim; Yahaya, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan; Samsudin, Zarina – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
The Mobile Assisted Language Learning concept has offered infinite language learning opportunities since its inception 20 years ago. Second Language Acquisition however embraces a considerably different body of knowledge from first language learning. While technological advances have optimized the psycholinguistic environment for language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Electronic Learning, Learner Controlled Instruction, Language Acquisition
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Erlam, Rosemary – Language Teaching Research, 2005
Experimental second language acquisition research typically investigates the effectiveness of instruction in terms of overall group gains. A particular instructional method may not, however, benefit all learners uniformly. This study, conducted in a New Zealand secondary school, establishes whether there is any relationship between the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Short Term Memory, Foreign Countries, Language Aptitude