Contents
Acknowledgements xv
Contributors xvii
Foreword xxiii
Introduction and Overview 1
Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives and Models
1 Working Memory in Second Language Learning 17
2 Second Language Use, Theories of Working Memory and the Vennian Mind 29
3 Working Memory in Second Language Acquisition and Processing: The Phonological/Executive Model 41
4 Working Memory and Interpreting: A Commentary on Theoretical Models 63
Part 2: Working Memory in L2 Processing
5 Working Memory in L2 Character Processing: The Case of Learning to Read Chinese 85
6 Working Memory in L2 Sentence Processing: The Case with Relative Clause Attachment 105
7 Working Memory and Sentence Processing: A Commentary 125
Part 3: Working Memory in L2 Interaction and Performance
8 Working Memory, Language Analytical Ability and L2 Recasts 139
9 Working Memory, Online Planning and L2 Self-Repair Behaviour 160
10 Working Memory, Cognitive Resources and L2 Writing Performance 175
11 Working Memory and Second Language Performance: A Commentary 189
Part 4: Working Memory in L2 Instruction and Development
12 Working Memory in Processing Instruction: The Acquisition of L2 French Clitics 205
13 Working Memory, Learning Conditions and the Acquisition of L2 Syntax 224
14 Working Memory Capacity, Cognitive Complexity and L2 Recasts in Online Language Teaching 248
15 Working Memory Measures and L2 Proficiency 270
16 Working Memory and L2 Development Across the Lifespan: A Commentary 285
Final Commentary
17 Working Memory in SLA Research: Challenges and Prospects 301
Index 309