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Multilingual Matters Working Memory in Second Language Acquisition and Processing: 87

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Product Description This unique volume offers a comprehensive discussion of essential theoretical and methodological issues concerning the pivotal role of working memory in second language learning and processing. The collection opens with a foreword and introductory theoretical chapters written by leading figures in the field of cognitive psychology. Following these are four research sections containing chapters providing original data and innovative insights into the dynamic and complex relationships between working memory and specific areas of second language processing, instruction, performance and development. Each section concludes with a commentary which is written by a noted SLA researcher and which charts the course for future research. This book provides a fascinating collection of perspectives on the relationship between working memory and second language learning and will appeal to those interested in the integration of cognitive psychology with SLA research. Review Exploring relationships between Working Memory and SLA, this book is an invaluable resource, featuring chapters by leading theorists and a range of insightful empirical studies of second language acquisition and processing. Stimulating and essential reading which deepens current understanding of SLA, and which is bound to prompt future research! --Peter Robinson, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan Working memory is currently a topic of very high importance in second language research. This valuable volume contains state of the art contributions from both respected, established figures and up and coming scholars. It will be read with interest and profit by scholars in the field. --Alison Mackey, Georgetown University, USA About the Author Zhisheng Wen is Associate Professor at the School of Languages and Translation at Macao Polytechnic Institute. He has been lecturing in key universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao for over 15 years and has researched and published extensively in second language acquisition, psycholinguistics and other areas of applied linguistics. Mailce Borges Mota is Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil and a research fellow of the prestigious Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Her research focuses on the relationship between language processing and memory systems. Arthur McNeill is Director of the Center for Language Education and Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has research expertise and publications in key areas of applied linguistics, SLA, teacher education and vocabulary teaching and learning.

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Brand: Multilingual Matters
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ASIN: 1783093587
Category: Books > Subjects > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Cognition & Cognitive Psychology
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Release Date: 01 May 2015
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