The role of working memory in unfamiliar word processing across proficiency levels: evidence from eye movements

被引：2

作者：

Huang, Lingshan ^{[1
]}

Jiang, Jingyang ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Zhejiang Univ Technol, Coll Foreign Languages, Hangzhou, Peoples R China

[2] Zhejiang Univ, Sch Int Studies, Dept Linguist, 866 Yuhangtang Rd, Hangzhou 310058, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 2022年

关键词：

Working memory; unfamiliar word processing; L2; proficiency; eye movement; reading comprehension; L2; READING-COMPREHENSION; INFERENTIAL COMPREHENSION; VOCABULARY ACQUISITION; DICTIONARY USE; CAPACITY; EXPLANATIONS; PERFORMANCE; FAMILIARITY; AGREEMENT; KNOWLEDGE;

D O I：

10.1080/20445911.2022.2088763

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The present study examined how working memory (WM) affects unfamiliar word processing during L2 reading comprehension among L2 learners with different proficiency levels. Forty-four participants were divided into the higher proficiency group (n = 22) and the lower proficiency group (n = 22). All of them read an English text with 17 target unfamiliar words while their eye movements were tracked. After online reading, they subsequently completed an L2 reading comprehension test and a WM test respectively. The results showed that WM significantly correlated with L2 reading comprehension in the higher proficiency group. In addition, the effect of WM capacity on L2 reading comprehension performance was mediated by unfamiliar words' first fixation duration in the higher proficiency group. Results of the study revealed the different mechanisms of unfamiliar word processing among learners with different proficiency levels from the cognitive dimension of WM.

引用

页码：607 / 621

页数：15

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