工作记忆容量和关键图示对二语学习者听力理解的影响外国语言文学外国语言学及应用语言学专业论文.docxVIP

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to those who kindly offered me their help with my MA research project,without which this thesis would have been impossible． My greatest thanks should first be extended to my supervisor,Hart Yawen,for his consistent instruction in my MA study．He urged me to start considering my MA p哂ect early, and he assured me that my research topic Was workable SO that I could concentrate on this study．When I carried out this project,he showed considerable concern for my progress and gave me detailed comments．It Was due to his sincere encouragement,insightful suggestion and patient guidance that this thesis could finally assume its present shape． I anl also indebted to those whose lectures have benefited me lot in translation theories， pedagogy,pragmatics，second language acquisition,and corpus linguistics． My appreciation also extends to the ninety participants from a university of technology, without whose participation and cooperation this research would not have been made possible． Finally,1 would like to express my heartfelt thanks to my parents，who always supported and encouraged me to pursue my postgraduate studies．Their love and ca陀gave me warmth， strength and confidence，which helped me surmount SO many obstacles and realize my dreams． 万方数据 ABSTRACTL2 ABSTRACT L2 listening comprehensiollas one of the most important skills of second language acquisition,has attracted considerable attention of language researchers．Most previous studies have explored the effects of working memory on L2 listening comprehemmion；whereas little research has been conducted on how the effects of working memory are influenced、析Ⅱl or without the presence of key visuals．Thus，this study aims to explore the effects of the working memory capacity and key visuals on L2 learners’listening comprehension．Specifically,it addresses the following research questions： 1．Is there any significant effect of working