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Park, Sue Min – Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2020
Early conceptions of aptitude were concerned with explicit learning abilities in formal learning settings, which according to MLAT (Modern Language Aptitude Test) were measurable based on a phonemic coding ability, an inductive learning ability, an associative memory, and a grammatical sensitivity (Carroll, 1962). However, recent understanding on…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Aptitude Tests, Language Aptitude, Second Language Learning
Doughty, Catherine J. – Language Learning, 2019
After discussing key issues in the aptitude literature and presenting an updated, multicomponential model of cognitive language aptitude, we consider two analyses from a longitudinal investigation using aptitude to predict success in language learning. Aptitude is conceptualized as a special talent for learning languages and a ceiling on success.…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Learning Motivation, Language Skills, Cognitive Ability
Sparks, Richard L; Patton, Jon; Ganschow, Leonore; Humbach, Nancy; Javorsky, James – Annals of Dyslexia, 2006
Fifty-four students were tested at specific time intervals over 10 years to determine best native language (NL) predictors of oral and written foreign language (FL) proficiency and FL aptitude. All participants completed two years of Spanish, French, or German. Each was administered measures of NL literacy, oral language, and cognitive ability in…
Descriptors: Written Language, Intervals, Cognitive Ability, Oral Language
Hanna, Ian – 1968
Two methods used in the determination of student aptitude in adult language instruction programs in Australia are described and compared in this article. The first method screens potential students into homogeneous classes on the basis of previous education, while the second utilizes test results derived from the administration of the short form…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Adult Education, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability