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• Title:
  The role of working memory in foreign language learning and multilingualism
• Creator:
  Biedroń, Adriana
• Description:
  Working memory is now one of the most frequently studied individual differences in various fields of science, including cognitive and developmental psychology, neuroscience, and second language acquisition. It affects cognitive functioning, including all aspects of learning a foreign language, and its deficits severely impair learning outcomes. This article focuses on practical application of this knowledge (see Gregersen & MacIntyre, 2014) in a language classroom. To this end, we first present a definition of a working memory and its components altogether with their relevance for various areas of foreign language learning. This is followed by a review of research on linguistically gifted individuals, polyglots, and savants as well as bilinguals from the perspective of memory aptitude. The last section offers some pedagogical implications, such as aptitude-treatment interaction and working memory training. The article ends with suggestions for further research in this area.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2018 Adriana Biedroń;
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
• Date:
  2018.09.20
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  Polish;
  pol
• Source:
  Neofilolog; Nr. 47/2 (2016): Forschung zu Mehrsprachigkeit und Entwicklung interkultureller Kompetenz; 205-218;
  Neofilolog; No. 47/2 (2016): Research on multilingualism and development of intercultural competencies; 205-218;
  Neofilolog; No. 47/2 (2016): Badania nad wielojęzycznością i rozwojem kompetencji międzykulturowej; 205-218;
  Neofilolog; No 47/2 (2016): Recherche sur le multilinguisme et développement des compétences interculturelles; 205-218;
  Neofilolog; Nr 47/2 (2016): Badania nad wielojęzycznością i rozwojem kompetencji międzykulturowej; 205-218;
  2545-3971;
  1429-2173
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/n/article/view/14681/14395
• Subject:
  working memory;
  phonological loop;
  central executive;
  foreign language learning;
  working memory training;
  pamięć robocza;
  pętla fonologiczna;
  centralny system wykonawczy;
  nauka języka obcego;
  trening pamięci roboczej
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/n/article/view/14681
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
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• Type:
  text