14 Individual Differences in SLA–Looking Back and Looking Forward
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Abstract
In the chapters of this volume, we have discussed key cognitive IDs such as intelligence, language aptitude, metalinguistic ability, learning strategies, self-regulation, working memory and attention/noticing, as well as some selective affective factors (e.g., motivation, anxiety, emotion) that have not been figured prominently in most previous monographs and textbooks of IDs in SLA. In addition, we have discussed topics barely touched directly in previous SLA textbooks, that of learning disability and learning difficulties experienced by L2 learners, which we believe to be relevant and important. Overall, we hope that the chapters in the current volume have succeeded in presenting updated research on these ID factors by authors pursuing diverse perspectives.
Abstract
In the chapters of this volume, we have discussed key cognitive IDs such as intelligence, language aptitude, metalinguistic ability, learning strategies, self-regulation, working memory and attention/noticing, as well as some selective affective factors (e.g., motivation, anxiety, emotion) that have not been figured prominently in most previous monographs and textbooks of IDs in SLA. In addition, we have discussed topics barely touched directly in previous SLA textbooks, that of learning disability and learning difficulties experienced by L2 learners, which we believe to be relevant and important. Overall, we hope that the chapters in the current volume have succeeded in presenting updated research on these ID factors by authors pursuing diverse perspectives.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgments V
- Contents VII
- Foreword IX
- 1 SLA and Individual Differences: An Overview 1
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Part I: Age, Intelligence, Aptitude and Affect
- 2 The Age Factor and the Critical Period Hypothesis 19
- 3 Intelligence 35
- 4 Foreign Language Aptitude 53
- 5 Language Aptitude, Psychological and Affective Factors 73
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Part II: Memory, Attention and Noticing
- 6 Phonological and Executive Working Memory 97
- 7 Consciousness, Attention and Noticing 125
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Part III: Learning Strategies, Metacognition and Self- Regulation
- 8 Language Learning Strategies 147
- 9 Metacognition 175
- 10 Self-Regulation 201
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Part IV: L2 Skills, Learning Difficulties, and Anxiety
- 11 L2 Reading and Writing Skills 225
- 12 L2 Learning Difficulties and Disabilities 257
- 13 L2 Anxiety: An Affective Factor or a Linguistic Variable? 287
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Epilogue
- 14 Individual Differences in SLA–Looking Back and Looking Forward 321
- Author Profiles 335
- Index 337
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgments V
- Contents VII
- Foreword IX
- 1 SLA and Individual Differences: An Overview 1
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Part I: Age, Intelligence, Aptitude and Affect
- 2 The Age Factor and the Critical Period Hypothesis 19
- 3 Intelligence 35
- 4 Foreign Language Aptitude 53
- 5 Language Aptitude, Psychological and Affective Factors 73
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Part II: Memory, Attention and Noticing
- 6 Phonological and Executive Working Memory 97
- 7 Consciousness, Attention and Noticing 125
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Part III: Learning Strategies, Metacognition and Self- Regulation
- 8 Language Learning Strategies 147
- 9 Metacognition 175
- 10 Self-Regulation 201
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Part IV: L2 Skills, Learning Difficulties, and Anxiety
- 11 L2 Reading and Writing Skills 225
- 12 L2 Learning Difficulties and Disabilities 257
- 13 L2 Anxiety: An Affective Factor or a Linguistic Variable? 287
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Epilogue
- 14 Individual Differences in SLA–Looking Back and Looking Forward 321
- Author Profiles 335
- Index 337
