Memory, Psychology and Second Language Learning

Randall, Mick

doi:10.1075/lllt.19

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“…Arabic L1 readers do have some need for discrimination by orientation because most Gulf countries use numerals usually referred to as 'Indian', which include two numbers that are the reverse of each other: ٢ (2) and ٦ (6). However, it is not clear how much this would help with word reading because it is known that readers use different visual strategies when processing strings of numbers than they do for words (Randall, 2007).…”

Section: Visual Cognition Skillsmentioning

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Visual processing skill barriers in students with Arabic as a first language

Ball¹,

Kashoob

2016

Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives

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Most teachers in the Gulf would agree that Arab learners struggle more with reading and writing than listening and speaking. One little considered possible influence on this is the particular visual processing requirements of English. This article suggests why visual processing or visual cognition might be a particular difficulty for Arab students reading English. It offers a simple classroom checklist that may assist teachers to notice if visual processing strain could be effecting their student’s attention, motivation and performance.

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Section: Visual Cognition Skillsmentioning

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Visual processing skill barriers in students with Arabic as a first language

Ball¹,

Kashoob

2016

Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives

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“…And language learningperhaps more than most forms of learning-places huge demands on memory". This is a widely accepted idea that the mind and language are closely intertwined, and the study of language in human beings is not separated from the study of the mind and the brain [4].…”

Section: Working Memorymentioning

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“…Model (Baddeley and Hitch, 1974) This model consists of three components including: central executive, visuospatial sketchpad, and the phonological loop (PL), with the last two considered to be the slave systems. After revising this model several times, Baddeley added another slave system to it called the episodic buffer [4]. The central executive or the supervisory attentional system (SAS) controls the attention, directs the attention to relevant information and suppresses the irrelevant information, and is used for coordinating cognitive processes when more than one task must be done simultaneously [4].…”

Section: Working Memorymentioning

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“…After revising this model several times, Baddeley added another slave system to it called the episodic buffer [4]. The central executive or the supervisory attentional system (SAS) controls the attention, directs the attention to relevant information and suppresses the irrelevant information, and is used for coordinating cognitive processes when more than one task must be done simultaneously [4]. The phonological loop (PL) is responsible to hold phonological representation for a brief period of about 2 seconds [2].…”

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“…It is a passageway to long-term memory (LTM), whose span determines the extent of information therein. However, because of the limited capacity of WM, the amount of information and the longevity of its existence depends upon WM span [4]. Historically, it was believed that WM is a heritable construct and is resistant to change, but recent research has affirmed that WM is malleable [5].…”

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The Effects of Implicit and Explicit Instruction on Foreign Language Learners’ Working Memory Capacity and L2 Grammatical Knowledge

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Ahmadi²,

Sharbati³

2015

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The Role of Task and Listener Characteristics in Second Language Listening

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Révész

2014

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This study investigated the relationship between second language (L2) listening and a range of task and listener characteristics. More specifically, for a group of 93 nonnative English speakers, the researchers examined the extent to which linguistic complexity of the listening task input and response, and speed and explicitness of the input, were associated with task difficulty. In addition, the study explored the relationship between L2 listening and listeners' working memory and listening anxiety. The participants responded to 30 multiple-choice listening items and took an English proficiency test. They also completed two working memory tasks and a listening anxiety questionnaire. The researchers analysed listening input and responses in terms of a variety of measures, using Cohmetrix, WebVocabProfiler, Praat, and the PHRASE list, in combination with expert analysis. Task difficulty and participant ability were determined by means of Rasch analysis, and correlational analyses were run to investigate the task and listener variables' association with L2 listening. The study found that L2 listening task difficulty correlated significantly with indicators of phonological, discourse, and lexical complexity and with referential cohesion. Better L2 listening performances were delivered by less anxious listeners and, depending on L2 listening measure, by those with a higher working memory capacity.

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Memory, Psychology and Second Language Learning

Cited by 67 publications

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Visual processing skill barriers in students with Arabic as a first language

Visual processing skill barriers in students with Arabic as a first language

The Effects of Implicit and Explicit Instruction on Foreign Language Learners’ Working Memory Capacity and L2 Grammatical Knowledge

The Role of Task and Listener Characteristics in Second Language Listening

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