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Working Memory Capacity and L2 University Students' Comprehension of Linear Texts and Hypertexts
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Fontanini, Ingrid; Tomitch, Leda Maria Braga – International Journal of English Studies, 2009
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between working memory capacity and L2 reading comprehension of both linear texts and hypertexts. Three different instruments were used to measure comprehension (recall, comprehension questions and perception of contradictions) and the Reading Span Test (Daneman & Carpenter, 1980) was…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Second Language Learning, Reading Comprehension, Second Language Instruction