1st Edition

Working Memory in Vocabulary Acquisition

By Mark Feng Teng Copyright 2027
204 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Teng explores the pivotal role of working memory in learning vocabulary in a second language, offering a cutting-edge survey of current scholarship in this area. The book is divided into three interrelated sections that cover theoretical foundations, methodological approaches, and empirical evidence. It provides a comprehensive synthesis of major working memory models and their relevance to... Read more

1. An introductory understanding of working memory in vocabulary acquisition 2. The Seminal Multi-Component Model in Vocabulary Acquisition 3. The Time-Based Resource Sharing Model of Working Memory in Vocabulary Acquisition 4. Understanding Vocabulary Knowledge and Acquisition 5. Assessing working memory 6. Measuring Individual Differences in Working Memory Capacity and Attention Control and Their Contribution to Vocabulary Acquisition 7. Research Methods in Using Working Memory for Vocabulary Acquisition 8. Working Memory and Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition: Cross-Sectional Findings 9. Working Memory and Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition: Longitudinal Findings 10. Future directions on working memory in vocabulary acquisition

Biography

Mark Feng Teng is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Macao Polytechnic University.