The status of metalinguistic knowledge in instructed adult L2 learning

• Autores: Karen Roehr-Brackin, Gabriela Adela Gánem-Gutiérrez
• Localización: Language awareness, ISSN 0965-8416, Vol. 18, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 165-181
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study investigated second language metalinguistic knowledge, or explicit knowledge about the second language, in English-speaking university-level learners of German and Spanish. The status of metalinguistic knowledge in relation to the individual difference variables of language-learning aptitude, working memory for language, and participants' language-learning history was identified. Language-learning experience in formal settings was found to be the strongest predictor for levels of metalinguistic knowledge attained by the participants. Moreover, it was found that despite a significant relationship with language-learning aptitude, metalinguistic knowledge is separable and distinct from both aptitude and working memory. In conclusion, suggestions for further research are put forward.