Declarative and Procedural Memory as Individual Differences in Second Language Aptitude
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Domain-general approaches to second language acquisition (SLA) have considered how individual differences in cognitive abilities contribute to foreign language aptitude. Here, we specifically consider the role of two long-term cognitive memory systems, i.e., declarative and procedural memory, as individual differences in SLA. In doing so, we define and review evidence for the long-term declarative and procedural memory systems, consider theories that address a role for declarative and procedural memory in L2 acquisition, discuss evidence in support of the claims that these theories make, and conclude with discussion of important directions and questions for future research on the role of declarative and procedural memory as individual differences in assessing L2 aptitude.
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The CVMT tests nonverbal declarative learning using a visual recognition paradigm.
“The CVMT tests one's ability for nonverbal declarative learning using a visual recognition paradigm (Trahan & Larrabee, 1988; see Buffington & Morgan-Short, 2019, for a review in SLA).”
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- Authors
- Buffington, J., & Morgan-Short, K.
- ORCID
- Buffington, Joshua
- Venue
- Language Aptitude
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2019-05-02
- Pages
- 215-237
- OpenAlex
- W4232708421
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 9.26
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Licence
- public-domain
- Locations
- Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Keywords
- declarative memory, procedural memory, individual differences, second language acquisition
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