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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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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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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 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]
Sci RepPrevious 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
Yu C.
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Dynamic testing of language learning aptitude: an exploratory proof of concept study
Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language LearningThis paper provides an example for how online technology can be utilised to increase efficiency and validity of assessment procedures beyond simple computerization of testing. We report the first steps of the development of an online assessment procedure
Du Fangfang, Beckmann Jens F.
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Developing and validating a second language pragmatics aptitude test
Cogent Education, 2019 The present study aimed at developing a second language pragmatic aptitude test. To do so, the relevant literature was consulted, different components contributing to pragmatics aptitude were identified and tabulated and test items were developed for ...
Nasrin Sedaghatgoftar +3 more
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Cortical and white matter correlates of language‐learning aptitudes [PDF]
Human Brain Mapping, 2021 AbstractPeople learn new languages with varying degrees of success but what are the neuroanatomical correlates of the difference in language‐learning aptitude? In this study, we set out to investigate how differences in cortical morphology and white matter microstructure correlate with aptitudes for vocabulary learning, phonetic memory, and grammatical
Mikael Novén +5 more
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Second language pragmatics aptitude
Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2022 The present study aimed at investigating whether language pragmatics aptitude is a separate component of the construct of language aptitude distinct from the already conceived components.
Nasrin Sedaghatgoftar +1 more
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Journal of English Education and Teaching, 2021 This study is designed to find out students’ views on their explicit and implicit language aptitude profiles, TOEFL scores and language proficiency. Based on purposive sampling scheme, the data were collected from sixty-five students in the end of their ...
Kartini Tobroni +2 more
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