The Effect of Prior Knowledge on the Contribution of Working Memory to L2 Reading Comprehension
Working memory is believed to interact with a second language (L2) learning at the cognitive level. The present study sought to explore the impact of L2 readers’ prior knowledge on the contribution of working memory to reading comprehension. Eighty Iranian English learners were divided into two grou...
Main Authors: | Hamid Allami, Niloofar Yousefi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Sistan and Baluchestan
2020-10-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies |
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Online Access: | https://ijals.usb.ac.ir/article_5969_ceedfa822577b6d0764fe8d7b8040218.pdf |
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