| Titre : |
The association between variance in working memory capacity and foreign language receptive and productive lexical knowledge : The case study of Master one students of English as a foreign language— University of Frères Mentouri Constantine 1. |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Yahia Almi, Auteur ; Mohammed Ouskourt, Directeur de thèse |
| Editeur : |
جامعة الإخوة منتوري قسنطينة |
| Année de publication : |
2018 |
| Importance : |
269 f. |
| Format : |
30 cm. |
| Note générale : |
2 copies imprimées disponibles
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| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Français - Anglais
Langue Anglaise
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| Tags : |
connaissance lexicale receptive connaissance lexicale productive frequence des mots la capacité de mémoire de travail Receptive vocabulary knowledge productive vocabulary knowledge word frequency Working Memory capacity المعرفة المعجمية الكامنة المعرفة المعجمية المستعملة مستوى تردد الكلمات في اللغة قدرة الذاكرة
العاملة |
| Index. décimale : |
420 Anglais et vieil anglais (anglo-saxon) : indice de base 42 |
| Résumé : |
Acquiring a satisfactory level of vocabulary knowledge is a prerequisite for mastering any language. It is a complex and continuous process that recruits several cognitive faculties, particularly memory mechanisms. The working memory is a memory concept that plays a vital role in the processing, manipulation and retrieval of information. The present study sets out to examine the association between the working memory capacity and vocabulary comprehension and use among students of English as a Foreign Language based on the frequency levels of words’ occurrence in the language. To achieve such a purpose, four widely used tests were administered: two vocabulary tests and two working memory capacity tests; the tests were taken by a randomly chosen sample of (40) Master One students of English as a Foreign Language enrolled at the Department of Letters and English—University of Frères Mentouri Constantine 1. The scores obtained from the vocabulary test, the Vocabulary Size Test, that assesses the subjects’ abilities to recognize and comprehend words—receptive lexical knowledge—were compared with their scores in the working memory capacity test, the Reading Span Test, that measures their abilities to comprehend and recall words. Similarly, the scores obtained from the vocabulary test, the Productive Vocabulary Levels Test, that assesses their abilities to use words—productive lexical knowledge—were compared with the scores they obtained in a working memory capacity tests, the Speaking Span Test, measuring their abilities to retain and reproduce words in sentences. Moreover, two questionnaires were delivered to teachers and students to determine their level of awareness and perceptions of the implications of cognitive and psychological abilities in language learning, with heavier focus on the link between vocabulary and memory.
A high correlation (r1= .59) was found between the working memory capacity to recognize words and receptive lexical knowledge. In parallel, a high correlation (r2= .73) was achieved between the students’ working memory capacity to retain and reproduce words and productive lexical knowledge. The questionnaires revealed a high level of awareness among both teachers and students of the significant role of various cognitive and psychological processes in vocabulary building. Furthermore, the working memory functioning was found to be highly implicated in vocabulary comprehension and use. |
| Diplôme : |
Doctorat |
| En ligne : |
../theses/anglais/ALM1511.pdf |
| Format de la ressource électronique : |
pdf |
| Permalink : |
index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=10956 |
The association between variance in working memory capacity and foreign language receptive and productive lexical knowledge : The case study of Master one students of English as a foreign language— University of Frères Mentouri Constantine 1. [texte imprimé] / Yahia Almi, Auteur ; Mohammed Ouskourt, Directeur de thèse . - جامعة الإخوة منتوري قسنطينة, 2018 . - 269 f. ; 30 cm. 2 copies imprimées disponibles
Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Français - Anglais
Langue Anglaise
|
| Tags : |
connaissance lexicale receptive connaissance lexicale productive frequence des mots la capacité de mémoire de travail Receptive vocabulary knowledge productive vocabulary knowledge word frequency Working Memory capacity المعرفة المعجمية الكامنة المعرفة المعجمية المستعملة مستوى تردد الكلمات في اللغة قدرة الذاكرة
العاملة |
| Index. décimale : |
420 Anglais et vieil anglais (anglo-saxon) : indice de base 42 |
| Résumé : |
Acquiring a satisfactory level of vocabulary knowledge is a prerequisite for mastering any language. It is a complex and continuous process that recruits several cognitive faculties, particularly memory mechanisms. The working memory is a memory concept that plays a vital role in the processing, manipulation and retrieval of information. The present study sets out to examine the association between the working memory capacity and vocabulary comprehension and use among students of English as a Foreign Language based on the frequency levels of words’ occurrence in the language. To achieve such a purpose, four widely used tests were administered: two vocabulary tests and two working memory capacity tests; the tests were taken by a randomly chosen sample of (40) Master One students of English as a Foreign Language enrolled at the Department of Letters and English—University of Frères Mentouri Constantine 1. The scores obtained from the vocabulary test, the Vocabulary Size Test, that assesses the subjects’ abilities to recognize and comprehend words—receptive lexical knowledge—were compared with their scores in the working memory capacity test, the Reading Span Test, that measures their abilities to comprehend and recall words. Similarly, the scores obtained from the vocabulary test, the Productive Vocabulary Levels Test, that assesses their abilities to use words—productive lexical knowledge—were compared with the scores they obtained in a working memory capacity tests, the Speaking Span Test, measuring their abilities to retain and reproduce words in sentences. Moreover, two questionnaires were delivered to teachers and students to determine their level of awareness and perceptions of the implications of cognitive and psychological abilities in language learning, with heavier focus on the link between vocabulary and memory.
A high correlation (r1= .59) was found between the working memory capacity to recognize words and receptive lexical knowledge. In parallel, a high correlation (r2= .73) was achieved between the students’ working memory capacity to retain and reproduce words and productive lexical knowledge. The questionnaires revealed a high level of awareness among both teachers and students of the significant role of various cognitive and psychological processes in vocabulary building. Furthermore, the working memory functioning was found to be highly implicated in vocabulary comprehension and use. |
| Diplôme : |
Doctorat |
| En ligne : |
../theses/anglais/ALM1511.pdf |
| Format de la ressource électronique : |
pdf |
| Permalink : |
index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=10956 |
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The association between variance in working memory capacity and foreign language receptive and productive lexical knowledge
