一、主讲人介绍：      

李少锋现任美国佛罗里达州立大学二语与外语教育专业教授，博士生导师，专业负责人。主要研究方向为二语习得、语言学习认知能力、任务型学习与教学、以及量化研究方法(包括元分析)。近几年在国内外权威期刊上发表70多篇学术论文，相关期刊包括Applied Linguistics, Applied Psycholinguistics, International Review of Applied Linguistics, Journal of Second Language Writing, Language Learning, Language Teaching, Language Teaching Research, Modern Language Journal, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, System, 等。他的文章也见诸由Cambridge University Press, Routledge, John Benjamins, Blackwell Wiley, Multilingual Matters, Palgrave等权威出版社出版的学术专著。出版的专著包括The Routledge Handbook of Second language Acquisition and Individual Differences (co-edited with Phil  Hiver and Mostafa Papi), Task-Based Language Teaching: Theory and Practice (co-authored with Rod Ellis, Peter Skehan, Natsuko Shintani, and Craig Lambert); Language Aptitude: Advancing Theory, Testing, Research and Practice (co-edited with Zhisheng Wen, Peter Skehan, Adriana Biedron, and Richard Sparks)。他目前担任Research Methods in Applied Linguistics期刊主编, TESOL Quarterly书评编辑, 以及多家权威期刊编委, 包括《外语与外语教学》, Language Teaching Research, RELC Journal, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, System, TESOL Quarterly, 等。他曾多次在国际应用语言学和二语习得学术会议上做主旨发言，主持专题讨论。李少锋博士曾经在中国，美国，及新西兰多所高校任教。

二、讲座信息

Working memory is a cognitive space for simultaneous information manipulation and storage. In the field of second language acquisition, working memory has been investigated as a key individual difference variable that influence the processes and outcomes of language learning. Despite the voluminous body of research, there has been confusion over its conceptualization, measurement, and mechanism, and the research has yielded disparate, and sometimes contradictory, findings. This talk seeks to clarify the construct and navigate through the empirical evidence that has been accumulated over the past three decades with a view to extracting meaningful patterns and trends emerging from the research. The talk starts with a discussion of the theories, architecture, and measurement of working memory, followed by a synthesis of the research findings on its associations with other individual difference variables and with learning outcomes. The talk concludes by identifying issues, proposing remedies, and pointing out future directions.

讲座时间：2023年6月28日 9:00-11:00

讲座地点：外国语学院N202

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三、主办单位

外国语学院

国际合作与交流处

2023年6月25日