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ERIC Number: EJ1311157
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2395-9908
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Games for Working Memory Training in Foreign Language Learning
Ibarra Santacruz, Diana; Hidalgo Dávila, Helda Alicia; Silvana Paredes Castillo, Erika
MEXTESOL Journal, v44 n4 2020
The purpose of this case study was to examine the effects of games for working memory training to enhance language learning in low performance students given that a considerable body of research has demonstrated that, among other factors, working memory may account for individual differences in linguistic achievement. The population consisted of nine low performance language students (English as a foreign language) from second, fourth, and sixth semester in the English and French program at Universidad de Nariño, Colombia, who received working memory training games during a six-week period. The results showed general improvement in the subjects' overall language performance during the sessions and in class, which confirmed the premise that if students are given a set of strategies to exercise and improve their memory, they are likely to use and replicate them when training is not taking place.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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