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Philip S. Dale; Richard L. Sparks – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2024
Despite the widespread use and effectiveness of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) composite score in predicting individual differences in L2 achievement and proficiency, there has been little examination of MLAT subtests, although they have potential for illuminating components of L2 aptitude and the mechanism of prediction. Here we use…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Native Language, Secondary School Students, Spanish
Richard L. Sparks; Philip S. Dale – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
Widespread use of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) in L2 studies of individual differences implicitly assumes that L2 aptitude is a distinct cognitive facet. There is considerable evidence for prediction from L1 abilities to L2 learning. In this longitudinal study, L1-MLAT-L2 relations were examined in 307 US secondary students based on…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Prediction, Longitudinal Studies
Liu, Chun-yan; Jiao, Yan; Qiu, Wen-ting – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2022
Despite extensive use of online language learning during the pandemic of COVID, there is insufficient research on what factors influence students' foreign language achievements in online learning conditions. This article investigated the roles of language aptitude and online self-regulated learning in foreign language achievement in mainland…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Metacognition, Online Courses
Farshi, Najmeh; Tavakoli, Mansoor – Language Teaching Research, 2021
The purpose of this study was to find out, whether three methods of presenting input, were effective in relation to language aptitude. Persian-speaking learners of English were provided with 20 grammatical collocations (verb-preposition collocations) embedded in authentic passages, lexically/grammatically elaborated passages, and…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Linguistic Input, Grammar, Indo European Languages