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Series:   Elements in Second Language Acquisition

Implicit Language Aptitude

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2020

Gisela Granena
Gisela Granena
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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

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It is a well-known fact that some adult second language learners learn more rapidly and/or to a higher level of proficiency than others. Some of these individual differences have been linked to differences in cognitive and perceptual abilities under the umbrella term of 'language aptitude'. The notion of language aptitude has undergone recent developments, one of which is the proposal that language aptitude includes cognitive abilities that involve implicit processes and that are advantageous in learning a language without awareness. This Element defines implicit language aptitude, examines tasks that can be used to measure implicit language aptitude, and provides an overview of relevant research in this area.
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implicit learningexplicit learninglanguage aptitudeindividual differencesimplicit memoryexplicit memory

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Series: Elements in Second Language Acquisition
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Implicit Language Aptitude
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