The role of L1 and L2 working memory in literal and inferential comprehension in L2 reading
The role of L1 and L2 working memory in literal and inferential comprehension in L2 reading
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9817.2009.01412.x
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发表时间：
2010-05-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Ercetin, Guelcan
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作者：
Alptekin, Cem;Ercetin, Guelcan
阅读广度作为一语或二语工作记忆容量的测量被证明与二语阅读理解有关。尽管这方面的研究有限，但也有关于母语和二语阅读广度之间的关系及其在二语阅读理解中的作用的研究，但这些研究将阅读作为一个整体结构，而不是深入研究它的多层次表征结构。这项研究与以往的研究不同之处在于，它考察了母语和二语阅读广度与二语阅读理解的关系，同时考虑了两个阅读维度，即字面理解和推理理解。研究结果表明，L1和L2的存储容量没有显著差异，尽管L1的任务处理比L2的任务处理更准确。一般来说，第一语言和第二语言加工任务与第一语言和第二语言储存任务呈正相关。最后，只有二语阅读广度与二语推理理解之间存在有意义的关系。
Reading span as a measure of L1 or L2 working memory capacity is shown to be related to L2 reading comprehension. Albeit limited, there is research on the relationship between both L1 and L2 reading spans and their roles in L2 reading comprehension, yet these studies take reading as a global construct rather than delving into its multi-level representational architecture. This study differentiates itself from previous research in that it investigates the relationship of both L1 and L2 reading spans to L2 reading comprehension, while taking into account two reading dimensions, namely, literal understanding and inferential comprehension. Findings reveal no significant difference between L1 and L2 storage capacities, although task processing in L1 is more accurate compared to that in L2. Generally, L1 and L2 processing tasks correlate positively as do L1 and L2 stoarge tasks. Finally, only L2 reading span has a meaningful relationship with L2 inferential comprehension.