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Forsberg Lundell, Fanny; Arvidsson, Klara; Jemstedt, Andreas – Second Language Research, 2023
This study investigated what psychological and social factors predict 'perceived nativelikeness' in late second language (L2) learners of French (L1 Swedish) (N = 62) with a minimum length of residence (LOR) of 5 years in France. The included factors were: language aptitude (LLAMA), acculturation (VIA), personality (MPQ), target language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Native Speakers, Prediction, Language Aptitude
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Herkner, Birgitta; Westling Allodi, Mara; Ferrer Wreder, Laura; Eninger, Lilianne – Cogent Education, 2021
Language abilities in preschool years, including those measured with letter knowledge, are predictors of reading development in later school years. The aim of this study was to investigate variation in children's language abilities before they started school in relation to gender and neighborhood level socioeconomic status (SES). Schools from…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Language Aptitude, Predictor Variables, Preschool Children
Tavarez DaCosta, Pedro – Online Submission, 2019
The present work attracted our attention motivated by the need of seeking ways of helping people learning EFL, with certain "disabilities" than undertaking a research project by itself. The needs for implementing those special program in our country is out of the question, since to the extent that our society and country has been…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Special Needs Students
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Bylund, Emanuel; Ramírez-Galan, Pedro – Applied Linguistics, 2016
Language aptitude remains one of the most understudied predictor variables in L1 attrition research. The current study seeks to address this gap by investigating the effects of language aptitude on L1 retention in late attriters. Forty L1 Spanish-L2 Swedish bilinguals living in Sweden participated in the study, along with 20 functionally…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Language Skill Attrition, Retention (Psychology), Native Language