TITLE:
A Review of Models in Experimental Studies of Implicit Language Learning
AUTHORS:
Si Liu, Huangmei Liu
KEYWORDS:
Implicit Learning; Attention; Awareness Measurement; Stimulus Design; Artificial Grammar; Sequence Learning
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
Vol.4 No.1,
February
14,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The present review analyzes experimental
research on implicit learning using linguistic stimuli, and proposes five key
procedures of a framework for empirical studies of implicit learning. Our
review begins with a brief overview of the current state of research on implicit
learning, and then presents the procedures in detail: 1) choosing theoretical
assumptions from psychology; 2) designing stimuli; 3) exposing subjects to
information; 4) testing implicit learning; and 5) measuring subjects’ state of
awareness. This framework is intended to assist researchers in designing experiments
on implicit learning both more comprehensively and with fewer flaws.