Exploring the relationship between modified output and working memory capacity

Language Learning

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-533

  Mackey, Alison ^a   Adams, Rebecca ^b   Stafford, Catherine ^c   Winke, Paula ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corrective feedback; Interaction; Modified output; Second language acquisition (SLA); Task based research; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955264645     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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