Implicit Aptitude in SLA, in Contrast to Explicit Aptitude [PDF]
Studies in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 2020 Early conceptions of aptitude were concerned with explicit learning abilities in formal learning settings, which according to MLAT (Modern Language Aptitude Test) were measurable based on a phonemic coding ability, an inductive learning ability, an associative memory, and a grammatical sensitivity (Carroll, 1962).
Park, Sue Min
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Revisiting problems with foreign language aptitude. [PDF]
, 2008 This study investigated three of the issues recently raised in connection with the traditional concept of foreign language aptitude: the relationship between foreign language aptitude and working memory and phonological short-term memory capacity, the ...
Sáfár, Anna, Kormos, Judit
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A Need for an Aptitude Test for Young Learners in Catalan: The Case of the Modern Language Aptitude Test – Elementary in Catalan [PDF]
, 2022 Young learners’ language aptitude is understudied due to a lack of tests covering this period of life. Young learners, in contrast with adults, are still acquiring their L1.
Maria-del-Mar Suárez
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Possibilities and Caveats of Implicit Language Aptitude Measurements [PDF]
, 2022 This paper probes into implicit language aptitude (LA), a set of cognitive abilities that showcase learners’ unconscious, automatic second language (L2) attainment.
Yinjie Tang, Luo Shaoqian
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The role of individual differences in L2 writing [PDF]
, 2012 Although the role of individual differences in second language (L2) speech has been extensively studied, the impact of individual differences on the process of second language writing and the written product has been a neglected area of research. In this
Kormos, Judit
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Is language aptitude immune to experience? Divergent evidence from bilingualism vs. blindness
, 2023 Research articles on language aptitude, both past and recent, nearly without exception start off with a summative definition of the construct itself, declaring that language aptitude is generally considered to be a largely innate and relatively fixed ...
Abrahamsson, Niclas,, Smeds, Helena,
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Hanggong uju uihakoeji, 2021 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to consider ways to strengthen it through comparison and curriculum while recognizing the importance of global competencies in liberal arts education in universities.Methods: In order to explore ways to reinforce the
Mijin Ra
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The UKCAT-12 study: educational attainment, aptitude test performance, demographic and socio-economic contextual factors as predictors of first year outcome in a cross-sectional collaborative study of 12 UK medical schools [PDF]
, 2013 Most UK medical schools use aptitude tests during student selection, but large-scale studies of predictive validity are rare. This study assesses the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT), and its four sub-scales, along with measures of ...
I C McManus +15 more
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Predictive validity of the UK clinical aptitude test in the final years of medical school:a prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) was designed to address issues identified with traditional methods of selection. This study aims to examine the predictive validity of the UKCAT and compare this to traditional selection methods in the ...
Alistair Mathieson +9 more
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