The Contribution of Working Memory to L2 French Pronunciation among Adult Language Learners

Autor/inn/en	Simard, Daphnée; Molokopeeva, Tatiana; Zhang, Yan Qing
Titel	The Contribution of Working Memory to L2 French Pronunciation among Adult Language Learners
Quelle	In: Canadian Modern Language Review, 76 (2020) 1, S.50-69 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0008-4506
Schlagwörter	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 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausspracheübung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Oral work; Reading; Mündliche Übung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Rollen; Französisch; Sprachgebrauch; Korrelation; Aufgabenanalyse; Fantasieanregung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Individueller Unterschied
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01