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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
The Role of Cognitive Factors in Second Language Writing and Writing to Learn a Second Language
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Judit Kormos – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
This article revisits the role of cognitive individual differences in creating synergies between second language (L2) writing and second language acquisition research that were proposed by Kormos (2012). It takes stock of the advances in research findings, in the past decade, on the role of working memory and language learning aptitude in L2…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Individual Differences