Effects of Processing and Storage Elements in Working Memory Capacity on Comprehension of Different Levels in EFL Reading
This study aims to examine the relationship between working memory capacity,along with its processing and storage elements,and different levels of EFL reading comprehension among Chinese college students.Results from a reading span task,a reading comprehension test and a retrospective interview demonstrate that:1)Working memory and its sub-elements are significantly correlated with different levels of reading comprehension;2)The processing element of working memory can significantly predict reading comprehension,while the storage element shows no such predictive power;3)The processing element of working memory has stronger correlation with and predictive power for macro-level comprehension,compared with micro-level comprehension and lexical comprehension.The findings reveal the important role that working memory capacity,especially its processing element,plays in macro-level comprehension.
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