Working memory capacity and speech production in L2: evidences from a picture description task

Working memory capacity and speech production in L2: evidences from a picture description task Memória de trabalho e produção oral de língua estrangeira

This is an experimental study which aimed at investigating the ralationsship between working memory capacity and measures of L2 speech performance in a picture description task. The main assumption underlying the present study was that L2 speaking is a complex cognitive task which is carried out within the constraints of a limited-capacity system, namely, working memory. In this system, there a...

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