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Verbal working memory and foreign language learning in English primary schools:: Implications for teaching and learning
Porter, Alison. - : Multilingual Matters, 2017
Abstract: This chapter presents a mixed-methods study which explores the influence of verbal working memory (VWM) on young learners’ progression in foreign language (FL) literacy and general proficiency. The investigation was conducted over 30 teaching weeks (September to June) in two English primary schools (n=45) with children aged between 9-11 years. Both quantitative and qualitative data in the form of FL test results and weekly written vocabulary work are presented and analysed in order to construct a nuanced portrayal of VWM as an individual difference in FL learning. The study finds that VWM has considerable influence on learning outcomes in both FL oracy and literacy and therefore suggests that young FL classrooms are complex, heterogeneous contexts. Potential implications for young learner FL pedagogy also considered.
URL: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/410698/2/Enever_Lindgren_Chapter_5_Porter_Post_Review.docx
https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/410698/1/e10427ee_c548_4dbb_b387_1d6b98421d39.pdf
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