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ERIC Number: EJ1307292
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jul
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-2631
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The Contributions of Implicit-Statistical Learning Aptitude to Implicit Second-Language Knowledge
Godfroid, Aline; Kim, Kathy MinHye
Studies in Second Language Acquisition, v43 n3 p606-634 Jul 2021
This study addresses the role of domain-general mechanisms in second-language learning and knowledge using an individual differences approach. We examine the predictive validity of implicit-statistical learning aptitude for implicit second-language knowledge. Participants (n = 131) completed a battery of four aptitude measures and nine grammar tests. Structural equation modeling revealed that only the alternating serial reaction time task (a measure of implicit-statistical learning aptitude) significantly predicted learners' performance on timed, accuracy-based language tests, but not their performance on reaction-time measures. These results inform ongoing debates about the nature of implicit knowledge in SLA: they lend support to the validity of timed, accuracy-based language tests as measures of implicit knowledge. Auditory and visual statistical learning were correlated with medium strength, while the remaining implicit-statistical learning aptitude measures were not correlated, highlighting the multicomponential nature of implicit-statistical learning aptitude and the corresponding need for a multitest approach to assess its different facets.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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