Exploring the relationship between modified output and working memory capacity

Mackey, Alison and Adams, R. and Stafford, C. and Winke, P. (2010) Exploring the relationship between modified output and working memory capacity. Language Learning, 60 (3). pp. 501-533. ISSN 0023-8333

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Abstract

This study examines the relationship between learners’ production of modified output and their working memory (WM) capacity. The task-based interactions of 42 college-level, native English-speaking learners of Spanish as a foreign language were examined. A relationship was found between learners’ WM test scores and their tendency to modify output. Specifically, greater processing capacity was related to greater production of modified output during interaction.

Item Type:	Article
Journal or Publication Title:	Language Learning
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Second language acquisition (SLA) ; modified output ; working memory capacity ; interaction ; task-based research ; corrective feedback
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Departments:	Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Linguistics & English Language
ID Code:	59797
Deposited By:	ep_importer_pure
Deposited On:	02 Nov 2012 13:56
Refereed?:	Yes
Published?:	Published
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2012 13:56
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URI:	http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/59797

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