Individual Differences and the Fundamental Similarity of Implicit and Explicit Adult Second Language Learning.

Robinson, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ542935

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Individual Differences and the Fundamental Similarity of Implicit and Explicit Adult Second Language Learning.

Robinson, Peter

Language Learning, v47 n1 p45-99 Mar 1997

Examines claims that unconscious second language learning under implicit and incidental conditions is insensitive to measures of individual differences in cognitive abilities, in contrast to learning under conscious rule-search and instructed conditions. Findings revealed that only in the incidental condition was the extent of learning and awareness unrelated to individual aptitude differences. (83 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Ability, Grammar, Individual Differences, Language Aptitude, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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