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Alderson, J. Charles; Clapham, Caroline; Steel, David. – Language Teaching Research, 1997
Reports on an ESRC-funded study of the levels of knowledge about language of first-year undergraduate student learners of French and the relationship between this metalinguistic knowledge and language proficiency and aptitude. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: College Students, French, Higher Education, Language Aptitude

Han, Youngju; Ellis, Rod – Language Teaching Research, 1998
Explores ways of measuring implicit and explicit second language (L2) knowledge and examines the relationship between these measures and measures of general language proficiency. Factor analysis revealed a two-factor solution, reflecting a clear distinction between measures that incorporated a time constraint and those that did not. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Grammar, Intensive Language Courses