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Working memory capacity across L2 speech proficiency levels
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Prebianca, Gicele Vergine Vieira Finardi, Kyria Rebeca Weissheimer, Janaina |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | This study investigates whether working memory capacity (WMC) varies across languages and in the course of L2 speech proficiency levels. Following suggestions in Finardi and Weissheimer (2009) and Prebianca (2010), who found that WMC varied as a function of L2 speech proficiency, the present study assessed three proficiency levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced) and two languages (L1-Portuguese and L2-English). Two WM tests were used, one in the L1 and another in the L2, both in the speaking mode. Sixty adult learners of English as a foreign language participated in the study: 19 elementary, 19 intermediate and 22 advanced learners. Results of Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests corroborate Finardi and Weissheimer (2009) and Prebianca (2010) suggesting that WMC measured with a speaking span test in L2 seems to conflate the relationship between speech proficiency levels and WMC. |
| Related Links | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S1984-63982014000200010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
| Ending Page | 462 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| Starting Page | 441 |
| ISSN | 19846398 |
| e-ISSN | 19846398 |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1984-63982014005000009 |
| Journal | Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) |
| Publisher Date | 2014-03-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada Language Studies Working Memory Capacity L2 Speech Proficiency Level Capacidade De Memória De Trabalho Nível De Proficiência Da Fala Em L2 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Linguistics and Language |
