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PETER SKEHAN
JAYPEE C. DE GUZMAN
CONTENTS
Introduction
Historical Discussion
Core Issues
Data and Common
Elicitation Measures
Applications
Future Directions
INTRODUCTION
This chapter reviews a wide range of issues
in language aptitude. After contextualizing ,
historical introduction, section then cover
the role of context in aptitude functioning;
the relationship of aptitude and dyslexia;
the wider analysis of memory relevant to
the aptitude.
J.B.
Cognitiv
e
Psycholo
-he studied the
CARR
gist
structure of
cognitive abilities
-his
OLL assumption
s were:
a. The constellation of
GREEN
(1975)
CORE ISSUES
APTITUDE AND LEARNING CONTEXT
KRASHEN, Explored the potential of aptitude measures for acquisition-rich
1981 or informal learning.
INPUT PROCESSING
NOTICING & HANDLING
FORM & MEANING
SIMULTANEOUSLY
PATTERN
IDENTIFICATION
COMPLEXICATION/RESTR
UCTURING
ERROR AVOIDANCE
RESPONSE TO
FEEDBACK
AUTOMATIZATION/
LEXICALIZATION
Different views on the role of PWM
with grammar & morphology
learning:
ELLIS & On the basis of a theoretical outlook
SINCLAIR, emphasizing chunk learning and the
importance of frequency, report data on
1996
PWM correlations with morphological
learning and agreement rules.
MACKEY ET AL., Investigated this possibility and were able to
2002 show that high working memory participants
in their study were also benefit more from
feedback.
WILLIAMS & Report relationships between PWM and the
LOVATT, 2003, learning of sequences of familiar morphemes
important in grammar learning with a semi-
2005
artificial language.
The issue of aptitude and acquisition is not al
theorizing. There have been some interesting
acquisition-aware studies.