The Interplay Between Working Memory and Background Knowledge in L2 Reading Comprehension

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihye Shin ◽  
Vedran Dronjic ◽  
Boonjoo Park
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Background Knowledge ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
L2 Reading Comprehension

A meta-analysis of the relationship between working memory and second language reading comprehension: Does task type matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 873-900
Author(s):  
Jihye Shin
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Description ◽  
Span Task ◽  
Word Recall ◽  
Reading Span ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
L2 Reading Comprehension

AbstractDespite the increasing attention paid to the role of working memory in reading, findings and measurement of working memory have been inconsistent. The current meta-analysis aims to provide a quantitative description of the overall relationship between second language (L2) reading comprehension and working memory measured through reading span task and identify methodological features that moderate this relationship. Following a comprehensive search, 25 primary studies (23 peer-reviewed studies and 2 dissertations) were included comprising 37 unique samples (N = 2,682), all of which were coded for substantive and methodological features. The results showed that (a) there is a moderate relationship between L2 reading comprehension and working memory (r = .30), (b) reading span task features such as the scoring procedure, task language, and final word recall order moderate this relationship, and (c) the degree to which working memory’s involvement in L2 reading comprehension may vary depending on the type of reading tasks at hand. Implications are discussed in terms of conceptualization and measurement of working memory. Future directions are also offered in relation to measurement practices to encourage consistency and to improve our understanding of the link between working memory and L2 reading comprehension.

scholarly journals Question Formation and Working Memory Capacity on L2 Reading Comprehension

Signo ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (77) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Luciane Baretta ◽  
Maria Da Glória Guará Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Question Formation ◽  
L2 Reading Comprehension

A avaliação da compreensão leitora é um tema que tem motivado um número considerável de pesquisas. Muitos estudos mostram que as variáveis relativas às características dos leitores, tipos textuais, tarefa subsequente à compreensão e a língua do texto influenciam a maneira que os leitores abordam o material sendo lido. Neste artigo, é investigada a relação entre a habilidade do leitor de formular perguntas sobre um texto e a sua capacidade de memória de trabalho. Onze estudantes de pós-graduação em inglês como língua estrangeira/segunda língua/língua adicional realizaram um Teste de Alcance em Leitura e leram dois textos expositivos para formular uma pergunta ao final de cada parágrafo de cada um dos textos. Os resultados indicaram que, apesar de não haver uma correlação estatisticamente significativa entre as perguntas do tipo textual implícito e implícito no script, esses tipos de perguntas foram mais frequentemente formulados pelos participantes com maior capacidade de memória de trabalho, sugerindo que eles geraram maior número de inferências ao ler os textos.

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