Aptitude from an Information-Processing Perspective.

McLaughlin, Barry

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ERIC Number: EJ516209

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Publication Date: 1995

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Aptitude from an Information-Processing Perspective.

McLaughlin, Barry

Language Testing, v12 n3 p370-87 1995

Discusses the question of aptitude from within an information-processing perspective, examines how aptitude is conceptualized in this framework, and discusses one possible component of L2 aptitude: working memory. (56 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Error Analysis (Language), Information Processing, Language Aptitude, Learning Processes, Long Term Memory, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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