Produced by a six-person team of linguistics researchers from the U. of Auckland, U. of Melbourne, Michigan State U., and the U. of Groningen, this text originated in a 2002-2005 research project funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand to explore implicit and explicit second language (L2) knowledge. Coverage includes an introductory discussion of the concepts of implicit/explicit learning, knowledge and instruction; results of research designed to develop tests of implicit and explicit knowledge; studies examining the application of the tests in various applied ways, including the role played by implicit and explicit L2 knowledge in language proficiency; the effect of form-focused instruction on the acquisition of L2 explicit and implicit grammatical knowledge; and how the tests could be further developed and applied in L2 acquisition research. For upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and academics. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)