Abstract This study addresses the role of domain-general mechanisms in second-language learning and knowledge using an individual differences approach. We examine predictive validity implicit-statistical aptitude for implicit knowledge. Participants ( n = 131) completed a battery four measures nine grammar tests. Structural equation modeling revealed that only alternating serial reaction time t...

Abstract In this study, neural representation of adult second language (L2) speakers’ implicit grammatical knowledge was investigated. Advanced L2 speakers Japanese living in Japan, as well L1 speakers, performed a word-monitoring task (proposed an test) the MRI scanner. Behavioral measures were obtained from aptitude tests for explicit (language analytic ability) and (statistical learning lear...

Abstract This aptitude–treatment interaction study investigated the extent to which explicit and implicit cognitive abilities are differentially related learning outcomes under two corrective feedback conditions. One hundred thirteen intermediate English learners of Spanish were randomly assigned an (recast), (explicit correction), or control group after completing tests from aptitude batteries...