Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction and Overview -- Part 1. Theoretical and Methodological Foundations -- 2. Working Memory Theories and Models -- 3. Working Memory Measures and Issues -- Part 2. Research Syntheses of Working Memory in L1 and L2 Learning -- 4. Working Memory in First Language Research -- 5. Working Memory in Second Language Research -- Part 3. Toward an Integrated Perspective on Working Memory and SLA -- 6. An Integrated Framework for Working Memory and SLA Research -- 7. Working Memory in L2 Acquisition and Processing: The P/E Model -- 8. Working Memory and Tasks in L2 Speech Performance -- 9. Working Memory and Language Aptitude in L2 Development -- 10. Conclusions and Implications for Future Research -- References -- Index