| Title |
Working Memory Capacity and Self-Repair Behavior in First and Second Language Oral Production
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10936-013-9253-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ahmad Mojavezi, Mohammad Javad Ahmadian |
| Abstract |
This study explores the relationship between working memory capacity and self-repair behavior in first (L1) and second language (L2) oral production. 40 Iranian intermediate EFL learners participated in this study. Their working memory capacity was measured via a version of listening span test. The participants performed two oral narrative tasks, one in their L2 (English) and one in their L1 (Farsi). Then, they were asked to listen to their own narrations and comment on the repairs they made in their speech. Self-repairs were analyzed and categorized taking into account the participants' stimulated recall comments. Results of the analyses pointed to positive correlations between the participants' working memory capacity and self-repairs in the L2 but not in the L1. Also, results revealed that whereas in the case of L1, the participants effectuated different-information and appropriacy repairs more than error-repairs, in the case of L2 more error-repairs were made. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 20% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 44 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 10 | 22% |
| Unknown | 5 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | 19 | 42% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 11% |
| Psychology | 4 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 13% |
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