This article reviews research on working memory (WM) and its use in second language (L2)
acquisition research. Recent developments in the model and issues surrounding the …

Self-paced reading tests (SPRs) are being increasingly adopted by second language (L2)
researchers. Using SPR with L2 populations presents specific challenges, and its use is still …

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition
is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition …

language (L2) learners were true differences in underlying grammatical competence,
perhaps due to a lack of access to Universal Grammar after a critical period, or more …

The book investigates theories and measures of working memory in second language
learning, processing and development. Research syntheses, theoretical perspectives and …

Since the publication of Clahsen and Felser's (2006) keynote article on grammatical
processing in language learners, the online study of sentence comprehension in adult …

Grammaticality judgment tests (GJTs) have been used to elicit data reflecting second
language (L2) speakers' knowledge of L2 grammar. However, the exact constructs …

Due to their experience of managing two languages, it has been suggested that bilinguals
could receive more practice in the domain of working memory (WM) leading to a WM …

This study investigated whether the role of working memory capacity varies over the course
of second language (L2) morphosyntactic development. Eighty-seven beginning …

This article investigates whether and how L2 sentence processing is affected by memory
constraints that force serial parsing. Monitoring eye movements, we test effects of working …