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Publication Date: 2020-Feb
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The Contribution of Working Memory to L2 French Pronunciation among Adult Language Learners
Simard, Daphnée; Molokopeeva, Tatiana; Zhang, Yan Qing
Canadian Modern Language Review, v76 n1 p50-69 Feb 2020
The role played by working memory (WM), that is, the capacity to temporarily maintain and cognitively process information, has been extensively studied in second language (L2) research. In a general sense, WM has been shown to be related to various aspects of L2 learning and use; however, little information is available regarding its relationship with L2 pronunciation. This study examines the relationship between the results obtained at a complex numerical WM task and the results from two French L2 pronunciation tasks, namely a reading-aloud task and a picture-based narration task, among 30 Mandarin-speaking adult learners. Results reveal that despite the absence of significant difference between the scores obtained from each pronunciation task, WM explained pronunciation observed in the reading-aloud task only.
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Native Language, Pronunciation Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scores, Short Term Memory, Oral Reading, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Role, French, Language Usage, Correlation, Task Analysis, Pictorial Stimuli, Adult Students, Narration, Individual Differences, Speech Communication
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Education Level: Adult Education
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