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Language Aptitude and Crosslinguistic Influence in Initial L2 Learning
Journal of the European Second Language Association, 2020 Language-learning aptitude and crosslinguistic similarity between learners’ first language (L1) and the target second language (L2) are both known to facilitate successful L2 learning.
Lars Bokander
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Language aptitude: Desirable trait or acquirable attribute? [PDF]
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017 The traditional definition of language aptitude sees it as “an individual’s initial state of readiness and capacity for learning a foreign language, and probable facility in doing so given the presence of motivation and opportunity” (Carroll, 1981, p. 86)
David Singleton
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Language learning aptitude in older adults
Journal of the European Second Language Association, 2023 Recent developments in language learning aptitude research have generated renewed interest in the topic, especially with regard to the distinction between aptitude for explicit and implicit learning.
Karen Roehr-Brackin +2 more
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Relative Importance of Learning Variables on L2 Performance [PDF]
Linguistik Online, 2010 In this article, the results of a pilot study investigating the relative importance of various learner variables on L2 performance are presented. The study was conducted with the participation of forty students enrolled in a beginning Spanish class at a ...
Gabriela Olivares-Cuhat
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Examining Individual Differences in Language Learning: A Neurocognitive Model of Language Aptitude [PDF]
Neurobiology of Language, 2021 Abstract A common practice in the cognitive neurosciences is to investigate population-typical phenomena, treating individuals as equal except for a few outliers that are usually discarded from analyses or that disappear on group-level patterns.
Sabrina Turker +2 more
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Circadian rhythms and second language performance [PDF]
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017 Human behavior is not constant over the hours of the day, and there are considerable individual differences. Some people raise early and go to bed early and have their peek performance early in the day (“larks”) while others tend to go to bed late and ...
Kees de Bot, Fang Fang
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Sign language interpreter aptitude: The trials and tribulations of a longitudinal study [PDF]
Translation and Interpreting : the International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research, 2017 This paper discusses the process of undertaking an exploratory longitudinal study of language learning and interpreter aptitude. It discusses the context of aptitude testing, the test selection for a test battery, the recruitment of subjects within the ...
Christopher A Stone
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Measuring Foreign Language Learning Aptitude. Polish Adaptation of The Modern Language Aptitude Test By Carroll and Sapon [PDF]
Poznan Studies in Contemporary Linguistics, 2008 This article sets itself two main aims. The first is to describe the rationale behind the decision to adapt for Polish learners the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) by Carroll and Sapon (1959), rather than to develop a new measure. The reasons behind the decision are discussed in the context of the relevant individual differences (ID) research in ...
Jacek Rysiewicz
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Language learning aptitude diagnostics for classroom practice
BabyloniaThe ability to learn a new language varies greatly between individuals. While some people learn a new language quickly and effortlessly, others have difficulty mastering it. These differences are often attributed to a person's specific aptitude.
Frauke Matz +4 more
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Diverse cultural backgrounds influence language aptitude and working memory in adult Chinese language learning [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrevious studies have discussed the most important factor limiting whether learners can achieve advanced language proficiency. For adults, language aptitude is one of the key factors; for children, it is primarily a matter of early and sustained language
Chen Yu
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