The cerebral basis for language learner strategies: A near-infrared spectroscopy study

dc.contributor.author Takeuchi, Osamu
dc.contributor.author Ikeda, Maiko
dc.contributor.author Mizumoto, Atsushi
dc.date.accessioned 2020-05-22T02:15:11Z
dc.date.available 2020-05-22T02:15:11Z
dc.date.issued 2012-10
dc.description.abstract In this paper, we validate Macaro’s (2006) model of strategy use among language learners by assessing the amount of neural activity around the prefrontal cortex, the supposed locus of working memory (WM). We also examine whether WM activation during first language (L1) strategy deployment is lower than WM activation during second language (L2) strategy deployment, as predicted by Macaro’s model. In the analysis, we consider data obtained through an innovative neuroimaging technique (near-infrared spectroscopy) and stimulated- recall interviews. The results reveal greater brain activity during execution of the L1 and L2 tasks than in a control condition; further, use of strategies in the L2 resulted in stronger WM activation than use of strategies in the L1. These results provide partial support for the validity of Macaro’s model.
dc.identifier.doi 10125/66861
dc.identifier.issn 1539-0578
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/66861
dc.publisher University of Hawaii National Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.publisher Center for Language & Technology
dc.subject brain imaging
dc.subject learner strategy
dc.subject working memory
dc.subject reading strategy
dc.subject Macaro’s framework
dc.title The cerebral basis for language learner strategies: A near-infrared spectroscopy study
dc.type Article
dc.type.dcmi Text
local.rfl.topic Methods and Materials
prism.endingpage 157
prism.number 2
prism.startingpage 136
prism.volume 24
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