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- Title
The Contribution of Working Memory to L2 French Pronunciation among Adult Language Learners.
- Authors
Simard, Daphnée; Molokopeeva, Tatiana; Zhang, Yan Qing
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
SECOND language acquisition; LANGUAGE acquisition; FOREIGN language education; PRONUNCIATION -- Study &; teaching; SHORT-term memory
- Publication
Canadian Modern Language Review, 2020, Vol 76, Issue 1, p50
- ISSN
0008-4506
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3138/cmlr.2018-0223