This book presents a comprehensive review of implicit learning research in cognitive psychology and second langauge acquisition. The volume will feature analysis of the different underlying structures at work in implicit learning research, including basic research paradigms and key issues concerning researchers in the field. While other books detail the contributions of implicit learning research to first language acquisition, this book will be the first full-length summary of the specific role of implicit learning research in second language acquisition, and future directions for research efforts in this emerging field of linguistics.