Stages of Acquisition and the P/E Model of Working Memory: Complementary or contrasting approaches to foreign language aptitude?

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Annual Review of Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI:10.1017/S0267190521000015

Z. Wen, P. Skehan

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Abstract

Abstract This paper explores the roles of both working memory (WM) and more traditional aptitude components, such as input processing and language analytic ability in the context of foreign language learning aptitude. More specifically, the paper compares two current perspectives on language aptitude: the Stages Approach (Skehan, 2016, 2019) and the P/E Model (Wen, 2016, 2019). Input processing and noticing, pattern identification and complexification, and feedback are examined as they relate to both perspectives and are then used to discuss existing aptitude testing, recent research, and broader theoretical issues. It is argued that WM and language aptitude play different but complementary roles at each of these stages, reflecting the various linguistic and psycholinguistic processes that are most prominent in other aspects of language learning. Overall, though both perspectives posit that WM and language aptitude have equal importance at the input processing stage, they exert greater influence at each of the remaining stages. More traditional views of aptitude dominate at the pattern identification and complexification stage and WM with the feedback stage.

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习得阶段与工作记忆的P/E模型:外语能力倾向的互补或对比研究?

摘要本文探讨了工作记忆和更传统的能力成分，如输入处理和语言分析能力在外语学习能力中的作用。更具体地说，本文比较了目前关于语言能力的两种观点：阶段法（Skehan，20162019）和P/E模型（Wen，20162019年）。对输入处理和注意、模式识别和复杂化以及反馈进行了研究，因为它们与这两种观点都相关，然后用于讨论现有的能力测试、最近的研究和更广泛的理论问题。有人认为，WM和语言能力在每个阶段都扮演着不同但互补的角色，反映了在语言学习的其他方面最突出的各种语言和心理语言学过程。总的来说，尽管这两种观点都认为WM和语言能力在输入处理阶段具有同等的重要性，但它们在剩下的每个阶段都会产生更大的影响。在模式识别和复杂化阶段，以及在反馈阶段，更传统的倾向观占主导地位。

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期刊介绍： The Annual Review of Applied Linguistics publishes research on key topics in the broad field of applied linguistics. Each issue is thematic, providing a variety of perspectives on the topic through research summaries, critical overviews, position papers and empirical studies. Being responsive to the field, some issues are tied to the theme of that year''s annual conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Also, at regular intervals an issue will take the approach of covering applied linguistics as a field more broadly, including coverage of critical or controversial topics. ARAL provides cutting-edge and timely articles on a wide number of areas, including language learning and pedagogy, second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, language assessment, and research design and methodology, to name just a few.