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Author: Zhisheng (Edward) Wen ,
Mailce Borges Mota ,
Arthur McNeill
Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Volume: 87
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.531kg
ISBN: 9781783093571
ISBN 10: 1783093579
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 01 May 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Exploring relationships between Working Memory and SLA, this book is an invaluable resource, featuring chapters by leading theorists and a range of insightful empirical studies of second language acquisition and processing. Stimulating and essential reading which deepens current understanding of SLA, and which is bound to prompt future research! Peter Robinson, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan; Working memory is currently a topic of very high importance in second language research. This valuable volume contains state of the art contributions from both respected, established figures and up and coming scholars. It will be read with interest and profit by scholars in the field. Alison Mackey, Georgetown University, USA
Exploring relationships between Working Memory and SLA, this book is an invaluable resource, featuring chapters by leading theorists and a range of insightful empirical studies of second language acquisition and processing. Stimulating and essential reading which deepens current understanding of SLA, and which is bound to prompt future research! Peter Robinson, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
Author Information
Author Website: https://ipm.academia.edu/EdwardZhishengWen
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen is Associate Professor at the School of Languages and Translation at Macao Polytechnic Institute. He has been lecturing in key universities in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao for over 15 years and has researched and published extensively in second language acquisition, psycholinguistics and other areas of applied linguistics. Mailce Borges Mota is Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil and a research fellow of the prestigious Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Her research focuses on the relationship between language processing and memory systems. Arthur McNeill is Director of the Center for Language Education and Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has research expertise and publications in key areas of applied linguistics, SLA, teacher education and vocabulary teaching and learning.
