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The Status of Metalinguistic Knowledge in Instructed Adult L2 Learning
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Roehr, Karen; Ganem-Gutierrez, Gabriela Adela – Language Awareness, 2009
This study investigated second language metalinguistic knowledge, or explicit knowledge about the second language, in English-speaking university-level learners of German and Spanish. The status of metalinguistic knowledge in relation to the individual difference variables of language-learning aptitude, working memory for language, and…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Individual Differences, Short Term Memory, Learning Experience
Metalinguistic Knowledge and Language Ability in University-Level L2 Learners
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Roehr, Karen – Applied Linguistics, 2008
Existing research indicates that instructed learners' L2 proficiency and their metalinguistic knowledge are moderately correlated. However, the operationalization of the construct of metalinguistic knowledge has varied somewhat across studies. Metalinguistic knowledge has typically been operationalized as learners' ability to correct, describe,…
Descriptors: Metalinguistics, Second Language Learning, Factor Analysis, Language Aptitude