Although working memory (WM) figures centrally in many theories of second language (L2)
proficiency development and processing, some have argued that the importance of WM is …

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 …

The concept of cross-language transfer is central in bilingual reading development. This is
because researchers and educators search for the conditions that allow learning that takes …

This study investigated the relationship between foreign language (FL) anxiety and
achievement in that language. The role of the FL teacher as perceived by the learners was …

Bilingualism: introduces students to key issues and themes that include bilingual
development and education; and the integration of social and cognitive perspectives uses …

The effectiveness of bilingual programs for promoting academic achievement of language
minority children in the United States has been examined in six meta-analyses. The present …

Fifty-four students were followed over 10 years beginning in first grade to determine best
predictors of oral and written second language (L2) proficiency. Predictor variables included …

The present study is an examination of the contribution of bilingualism to trilingualism,
namely the influence of learning two different orthographies on learning a third. The …

To distinguish the role of working memory in second language (L2) reading, the present
study investigated the influence of readers' prior knowledge on the contribution of working …

This study examines whether orthographic processing transfers across languages to
reading when the writing systems under acquisition are sufficiently related. We conducted a …