The current study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of keyword-based instruction in
enhancing English vocabulary achievement and retention of intermediate stage pupils with …

This article reports a Master thesis study that aimed at investigating, in a population of high
school students of English as a foreign language (EFL), the relationship between individual …

After being for eighteen years in what I have called the 'academic limbo', I decided to return
to my professional and academic life motivated, from the start, to conduct a piece of research …

Este estudo investiga se a capacidade de memória operacional de um indivíduo varia de
acordo com sua proficiência oral na língua estrangeira (L2). Setenta e nove alunos das …

Although simultaneous interpreting (SI) is generally recognized as a highly demanding
cognitive activity in nature, the role of cognitive processes in SI fluency is yet to be …

This study investigates (i) whether bilingual lexical access is predicted by working memory
capacity (WMC) and proficiency level in L2;(ii) whether WMC and L2 proficiency interact in …

This study addresses the question of how working memory capacity and L2 speech
production covary over a period of time, during learners' L2 speech development …

This study investigates the extent to which working memory capacity is related to the
production and acquisition of a syntactic structure of L2 speech. Information Processing …

Working memory has been broadly defined as the human cognitive system responsible for
the simultaneous and temporary processing and storage of information in the performance …

When it comes to lexical access in L2 speech production, working memory (WM) seems to
play a central role, as less automatized procedures require more WM capacity to be …