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Implicit Language Aptitude: Conceptualizing the Construct, Validating the Measures, and Examining the Evidence: Introduction to the Special Issue
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Li, Shaofeng; DeKeyser, Robert – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2021
This article discusses the conceptualization, measurement, and validity of a recently emerged construct in the field of second language acquisition (SLA)--implicit language aptitude (alternatively "implicit aptitude"). Implicit aptitude is a set of cognitive abilities that enable learners to make unconscious computations of the…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Second Language Learning, Cognitive Ability, Linguistic Input