Working memory and distributed vocabulary learning
Working memory and distributed vocabulary learning
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DOI：
10.1017/s0142716400010353
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Baddeley, AD
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作者：
Atkins, PWB;Baddeley, AD
本研究检验了即时言语记忆广度的个体差异可以预测第二语言词汇习得成功的假设。受试者在两次会议中学习了56个英语-芬兰语翻译，采用了一种方法，鼓励他们分发学习内容，并在适当的情况下使用语义编码策略。语言记忆广度而不是视觉空间记忆广度与词汇学习的速度相关，这一结果不可能发生，因为从短期缓冲中立即提取。当一周后进行测试时，受试者不太可能记住那些他们在学习上遇到困难的单词，尽管他们学习这些项目的频率更高。讨论了这些发现对词汇学习的理论和实践意义。
This study tested the hypothesis that individual differences in immediate verbal memory span would predict success in second language vocabulary acquisition. The subjects learned 56 English-Finnish translations during two sessions using a method in which they were encouraged to distribute their learning and to use semantic encoding strategies where appropriate. Verbal, but not visuo-spatial, memory span was correlated with the rate of vocabulary learning, a result that could not have occurred because of immediate retrieval from a short-term buffer. When tested one week later, the subjects were less likely to remember those words they had had difficulty learning, even though they had studied these items more often. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings for vocabulary learning are discussed.