Open AccessInfluence of Working Memory Capacity on the Frequency of Self-Repairs
Author(s) -
Lilei Gao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of contemporary educational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2208-8474
pISSN - 2208-8466
DOI - 10.26689/jcer.v5i8.2438
Subject(s) - working memory , active listening , task (project management) , narrative , computer science , process (computing) , psychology , cognitive psychology , mathematics education , linguistics , cognition , engineering , communication , philosophy , systems engineering , neuroscience , operating system
This article explored the influence of working memory capacity on the frequency of self-repairs. The narrative task and listening span task were used. Twenty post-graduate students participated in this study. Overall, the results of this study illustrated that the working memory is a factor of self-repairs. Speakers who have higher working memory capacity produce lesser self-repairs. This finding provides teachers with a new insight into second language teaching; that is, teachers can improve the amount of lexical knowledge when teaching students who have lower working memory in order to help them produce more accurate language during the process of L2 speech production.