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Book: Key Terms for Language Teachers

Chapter: Learning and Acquisition

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.38040

Blurb:

We should emphasise that today, regardless of distinction we can make between learning vs. acquisition, we accept that L2 learners develop an implicit mental representation of language. At the same time, it is accepted that L2 learners might also develop explicit learned knowledge. There is no evidence to demonstrate the learned system turn into the acquired system.

Chapter Contributors

  • Alessandro Benati (abenati@aus.edu - abenati) 'American University of Sharjah'
  • VĂ­ctor Parra-Guinaldo (vpguinaldo@equinoxpub.com - vpguinaldo) 'American University of Sharjah'