Cognitive individual differences in second language processing and acquisition / edited by Gisela Granena, Daniel O. Jackson, Yucel Yilmaz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Processing and Acquisition; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction: Cognitive individual differences in second language learning and processing; 1. Rationale: Individual variation in SLA; 2. Defining and situating cognitive IDs; 3. Structure and overview; 4. Key issues for future research; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Part 1. Theoretical and methodological issues; Foreign language aptitude, acquisitional sequences, and psycholinguistic processes; 1. Introduction.

2. SLA stages, psycholinguistic processes, and recent research3. Domain specificity-generality and explicit-implicit knowledge; 4. Conclusions; References; Miniature natural language learning in L2 acquisition research; 1. Introduction; 2. Experimental language learning methods; 2.1 Artificial grammar learning; 2.2 Artificial language learning; 2.3 Artificial languages with artificial referents; 2.4 Artificial languages with natural referents; 3. Miniature natural language learning; 3.1 Studying input and learner variables using miniature natural languages.

3.2 Structuring the input to facilitate language learning3.3 Interactions of input and learner characteristics; 3.4 Transfer of knowledge about grammatical gender; 3.5 Exploring the relationship of vocabulary and grammar learning; 3.6 Exploring the relationship between artificial grammar learning and natural language learning; 4. Conclusions; References; Working memory, language processing, and implications of malleability for second language acquisition; 1. Working memory defined; 2. Individual differences in working memory; 3. Working memory and language.

4. Working memory and language acquisition4.1 First language (L1); 4.2 Second language (L2) acquisition; 5. Malleability of working memory and implications for language acquisition; 6. Working memory training and implications for second language acquisition; References; Methodological implications of working memory tasks for L2 processing research; 1. Methodological issues of working memory tasks for L2 processing research; 2. Background; 2.1 Working memory and second language input processing; 2.2 Working memory and span tasks; 3. Method; 3.1 Participants; 3.2 Materials; 3.3 Procedure.

4. Results5. Discussion and conclusion; References; Analyzing individual differences in second language research; 1. Mixed effects models; 3. Analytic approach; 3.1 Factor coding schemes; 3.2 Centering numerical variables; 3.3 Random effects structure; 4. Setting up the dataset; 5. Mixed effects models in R using lme4; 5.2 Adding multiple individual difference predictors; 5.3 Assessing improvement to model fit via model comparison; 5.4 Effect size estimates in mixed effects models; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Part 2. Empirical studies; Music, song and speech; 1. Introduction.

Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Processing and Acquisition' contains 14 chapters that focus on the role of cognitive IDs in L2 learning and processing. The book brings together theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of cognitive IDs, as well as empirical studies that investigate the mediating role of cognitive IDs in various linguistic domains. Chapters include contributions from researchers working within second language acquisition (SLA), psycholinguistics, and cognitive psychology, sharing a common interest in the application of cognitive IDs to their respective areas of study. The interdisciplinary understanding of cognitive IDs presented in this book makes the book of interest to a wide readership of graduate students, faculty members, and academic researchers in the fields of SLA, psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and education.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide