Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction and Overview -- Part 1. Theoretical Perspectives and Models -- 1. Working Memory in Second Language Learning -- 2. Second Language Use, Theories of Working Memory and the Vennian Mind -- 3. Working Memory in Second Language Acquisition and Processing: The Phonological/ Executive Model -- 4. Working Memory and Interpreting: A Commentary on Theoretical Models -- Part 2. Working Memory in L2 Processing -- 5. Working Memory in L2 Character Processing: The Case of Learning to Read Chinese -- 6. Working Memory in L2 Sentence Processing: The Case with Relative Clause Attachment -- 7. Working Memory and Sentence Processing: A Commentary -- Part 3. Working Memory in L2 Interaction and Performance -- 8. Working Memory, Language Analytical Ability and L2 Recasts -- 9. Working Memory, Online Planning and L2 Self-Repair Behaviour -- 10. Working Memory, Cognitive Resources and L2 Writing Performance -- 11. Working Memory and Second Language Performance: A Commentary -- Part 4. Working Memory in L2 Instruction and Development -- 12. Working Memory in Processing Instruction: The Acquisition of L2 French Clitics -- 13. Working Memory, Learning Conditions and the Acquisition of L2 Syntax -- 14. Working Memory Capacity, Cognitive Complexity and L2 Recasts in Online Language Teaching -- 15. Working Memory Measures and L2 Proficiency -- 16. Working Memory and L2 Development Across the Lifespan: A Commentary -- Final Commentary -- 17. Working Memory in SLA Research: Challenges and Prospects -- Index