This book presents an in-depth interdisciplinary understanding of key cognitive factors as they relate to second and foreign language learning, teaching, and testing. In particular, critical reviews of these cognitive aptitudes draw on multiple perspectives from both applied linguistics and cognitive science.

Zhisheng (Edward) Wen, (Ph.D., Chinese University of Hong Kong) is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong SAR, China. Richard L. Sparks (Ed.D., University of Cincinnati) is a Professor Emeritus of Special Education in the Mount St. Joseph University's Department of Graduate Education, Ohio, USA. Adriana Biedron (Ph.D., University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan, Poland) is Professor of English at the Faculty of Philology, Pomeranian University in Slupsk, Poland. Mark Feng Teng (Ph.D., Hong Kong Baptist University) is an Associate Professor at the Center for Linguistic Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai China.