Exploring the relationship between modified output and working memory capacity
Abstract
This study examines the relationship between learners' production of modified output and their working memory (WM) capacity. The task-based interactions of 42 college-level, native English-speaking learners of Spanish as a foreign language were examined. A relationship was found between learners' WM test scores and their tendency to modify output. Specifically, greater processing capacity was related to greater production of modified output during interaction. © 2010 Language Learning Research Club, University of Michigan.
Publication Title
Language Learning
Recommended Citation
Mackey, A., Adams, R., Stafford, C., & Winke, P. (2010). Exploring the relationship between modified output and working memory capacity. Language Learning, 60 (3), 501-533. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00565.x
