Implicit
Memory Tests and Instrumental Inferences in a Second Language
S.F. Collins & H. Tajika |
A
number of studies have suggested that native speakers make instrumental inferences
while reading. Some studies have also found a significant effect
of learning instruction on recall in implicit memory tests. The present
study compared a group of 20 University students who were English
language learners at a higher level of reading proficiency, with
a group of 20 students who were learners of lower reading proficiency,
to examine whether the two groups of learners would draw inferences
in the same way, and whether they achieve higher recall scores as
a result of learning instructions to generate instruments. Results
suggest that higher recall scores in the generation group are correlated
with higher reading proficiency. Key words: reading foreign language, implicit memory, instrumental inferences |