Description
Book SynopsisThe implicit/ explicit distinction is central to our understanding of the nature of L2 acquisition. This book begins with an account of how this distinction applies to L2 learning, knowledge and instruction. It then reports a series of studies describing the development of a battery of tests providing relatively discrete measurements of L2 explicit/ implicit knowledge. These tests were then utilized to examine a number of key issues in SLA - the learning difficulty of different grammatical structures, the role of L2 implicit/ explicit knowledge in language proficiency, the relationship between learning experiences and learners’ language knowledge profiles, the metalinguistic knowledge of teacher trainees and the effects of different types of form-focused instruction on L2 acquisition. The book concludes with a consideration of how the tests can be further developed and applied in the study of L2 acquisition.
Trade ReviewThe New Zealand research group has done a superb job of putting together in a coherent volume empirical studies on implicit and explicit L2 knowledge, a timely topic in SLA research. A full range of issues is covered including theory, definitions, measurement as well as the effects of instruction. Both novice and experienced researchers will finish reading this book with an excellent understanding of the central issues and with an excitement about the possibilities of doing research in this area. This book is a welcome addition to the growing body of studies on L2 knowledge types and will occupy an important place in university and private libraries.
-- Susan Gass, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University
What are the interactions, if any, between explicit and implicit language knowledge? The ‘Interface Question’ is the most fundamental issue of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Research. It determines how we should learn languages, how we should teach them, and how we should test proficiency. It is a fundamental theoretical question of Cognitive Science too. In this excellent volume, Rod Ellis and his colleagues in the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden project take us through their extensive cognitive and psychometric research into the definition and measurement of implicit and explicit language knowledge, its acquisition, and its instruction.
-- Nick Ellis, University of Michigan, USA
My view of the book is that it is a must-have for any person interested in SLA. It represents the peak of collaborative effort in tackling the issues at hand...This book makes a valuable contribution to the field of SLA , and it will become an indispensable text for graduate students, researchers and language professionals alike.
-- Darcy Sperlich, School of English of the Manukau Institute of Technology, in Auckland, New Zealand * the LINGUIST List 22.578, 03/02/2011 *
Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 Implicit and Explicit Learning, Knowledge and Instruction - Rod Ellis
Part 2: The Measurement of Implicit and Explicit Knowledge
Chapter 2 Defining and Measuring Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of a Second Language - Rod Ellis
Chapter 3 Elicited Oral Imitation as a Measure of Implicit Knowledge - Rosemary Erlam
Chapter 4 Grammaticality Judgement Tests and the Measurement of Implicit and Explicit L2 Knowledge - Shawn Loewen
Chapter 5 Validating a Metalinguistic Test - Catherine Elder
Part 3: Applying the Measures of Implicit and Explicit Knowledge
Chapter 6 Investigating Learning Difficulty as Implicit and Explicit Knowledge - Rod Ellis
Chapter 7 Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of an L2 and Language Proficiency - Catherine Elder
Chapter 8 Pathways to Proficiency: Learning Experiences and Attainment in Implicit and Explicit Knowledge of English as a Second Language - Jenefer Philp
Chapter 9 Exploring the Metalinguistic Knowledge of Teacher Trainees - Rosemary Erlam, Jenefer Philp and Catherine Elder
Part 4: Form-focused Instruction and the Acquisition of Implicit and Explicit Knowledge
Chapter 10 The Roles of Output-based and Input-based Instruction in the Acquisition of L2 Implicit and Explicit Knowledge - Rosemary Erlam, Shawn Loewen and Jenefer Philp
Chapter 11 The Incidental Acquisition of 3rd Person –s as L2 Implicit and Explicit Knowledge - Shawn Loewen, Rosemary Erlam and Rod Ellis
Chapter 12 The Effects of Two Types of Input on the Acquisition of L2 Implicit and Explicit Knowledge - Hayo Reinders and Rod Ellis
Chapter 13 Implicit and Explicit Corrective Feedback and the Acquisition of L2 Grammar - Rod Ellis, Shawn Loewen and Rosemary Erlam
Part 5: Conclusion
Chapter 14 Retrospect and Prospect - Rod Ellis
