Working memory capacity and the retention of L2 vocabulary
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https://doi.org/10.28998/2317-9945.200739.55-74Resumo
This sfudy examines the relationship
between working memory capacity and vocabulary
retention in English as a L2. The study was
conducted with seventeen advanced speakers of
English. Statistical analyses revealed that working
memory capacity correlates significantiy with L2
vocabulary retention, This correlation was
interpreted as an indication that higher spans are
better able to comprehend and produce new
vocabulary items in a L2 than lower spans.
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2019-03-08
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FORTKAMP, Mailce Borges Mota; VERÇOSA, Daniela Malheiros. Working memory capacity and the retention of L2 vocabulary. Revista Leitura, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 39, p. 55–74, 2019. DOI: 10.28998/2317-9945.200739.55-74. Disponível em: https://seer.ufal.br/index.php/revistaleitura/article/view/7257. Acesso em: 18 nov. 2024.
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