工作记忆对二语习得具有认知上的基础性意义，本书主要探讨工作记忆与二语习得研究的创新性整合，以揭示工作记忆对二语习得的影响。
温植胜著的《工作记忆与第二语言学习--面向整合性方法(英文版)》共分为十章。第一章简要介绍工作记忆的研究概貌、研究主题和中心议题等，并呈现全书结构。第二、三章是本书的理论和方法基础，分别描述与整合性框架相关的工作记忆理论模型和工作记忆测量方法。第四、五章聚焦工作记忆对语言习得影响的研究，分别综述母语习得和二语习得领域的相关研究。第六至十章详细阐述了工作记忆与二语习得整合性框架的建构及结构，并结合二语习得研究中的重要议题——任务和学能，展示了整合性框架的可接受性和可操作性。
本书结构清晰，论述要点突出，逻辑自然流畅，例证充分得当，是二语习得领域的一部佳作，对业内专家、科研新手以及相关专业研究生均有裨益。

Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Introduction and Overview
Research Scope, Themes and Issues
Outline of the Book
Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations
2 Working Memory Theories and Models
Evolution of WM and the Standard Model
Current WM Models and Controversies
Toward Unified Theories of WM
An Integrated Model of WM
3 Working Memory Measures and Issues
The Simple Memory Span Tasks
The Complex Memory Span Tasks
Theoretical Issues Surrounding WM Measures
Methodological Issues Besetting WM Measures
Summary
Part 2: Research Syntheses of Working Memory in LI and L2 Learning
4 Working Memory in First Language Research
WM in L1 Acquisition and Vocabulary Development
WM in L1 Listening and Reading Comprehension
WM in L1 Speech and Written Production
WM in Linguistic Theories and Language Processing Models
Summarizing the WM-L 1 Association
5 Working Memory in Second Language Research
Theoretical Perspectives on WM and SLA
Empirical Studies of WM and SLA
General Findings of the Current WM-SLA Studies
Critique of the Current WM-SLA Studies
Summarizing the WM-L2 Association
Part 3: Toward an Integrated Perspective on Working Memory and SLA
6 An Integrated Framework for Working Memory and SLA Research
Reconceptualizing and Redefining WM in SLA Research
Putting SLA Domains, Skills and Processes in Better Order
Toward an Integrated Framework for WM in SLA Research
Basic Tenets and Empirical Consequences of the Integrated Framework
Summary
7 Working Memory in L2 Acquisition and Processing: The P/E Model
WM in the L2 Acquisitional and Developmental Domains
WM and L2 Sub-Skills
WM in L2 Acquisition and Processing: The P/E Hypothesis
General Principles for Applying the P/E Model
Summary
8 Working Memory and Tasks in L2 Speech Performance
Key Issues and Debates in Current L2 Task Performance Research
Toward a WM Perspective on L2 Tasks and Performance
Future Research on WM, Tasks and L2 Speech Performance
Summary
9 Working Memory and Language Aptitude in L2 Development
A Critical Review of the Current Language Aptitude Models
Toward a WM Perspective on L2 Aptitude
Future Research on Language Aptitude and WM in SLA
Summary
10 Conclusions and Implications for Future Research
Implications of the Integrated Approach
Toward an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda for WM and SLA
Additional Research: WM, Language Aptitude, SLA and Beyond
Concluding Remarks
References
Index