Language Aptitude
Title | Language Aptitude PDF eBook |
Author | Zhisheng (Edward) Wen |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2019-05-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1351348264 |
Language Aptitude: Advancing Theory, Testing, Research and Practice brings together cutting-edge global perspectives on foreign language aptitude. Drawing from educational psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, the editors have assembled interdisciplinary authors writing for an applied linguistics and education audience. The book is broken into five major themes: revisiting and updating current language aptitude theories and models; emerging insights from contemporary research into language aptitude and the age factor or the critical period hypothesis; redefining constructs and broadening territories of foreign language aptitude; exploring language aptitude from a neurocognitive perspective; and exploring future directions of foreign language aptitude research. Focused on critical issues in foreign language aptitude and second language learning and teaching, this book will be an important research resource and supplemental reading in both applied linguistics and cognitive psychology.
Language Aptitude Reconsidered
Title | Language Aptitude Reconsidered PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas S. Parry |
Publisher | Prentice Hall |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
Lessons from Good Language Learners
Title | Lessons from Good Language Learners PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Griffiths |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 12 |
Release | 2008-04-03 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0521718147 |
This book considers the strategies used by successful language learners, in the light of current thinking and research.
Language Aptitude Theory and Practice
Title | Language Aptitude Theory and Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Zhisheng (Edward) Wen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 523 |
Release | 2023-04-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1316513998 |
Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account of language aptitude theories, test development, research paradigms and practical implications.
Language Aptitude Theory and Practice
Title | Language Aptitude Theory and Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Zhisheng (Edward) Wen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 523 |
Release | 2023-04-30 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1009084801 |
The last few years have witnessed exponential growth in research output within the field of language aptitude. With contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume provides the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date overview of developments in language aptitude theory and practice. It addresses central and newly emerging methodological and theoretical issues, and revisits and re-examines the most popular language aptitude tests, including the most durable and innovative batteries. It also provides in-depth demonstrations of language aptitude research paradigms, including well-established and emerging ones, scrutinizing them from multidisciplinary perspectives. Aptitude treatment interactions studies are reported and discussed, and pedagogical implications are provided, to illuminate theory construction, test development, policymaking, curriculum design and classroom practice. Seamlessly integrating theory, research, assessment and practice, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to learn more about language learning, training and teaching, and will further advance the research in this exciting, fast-paced field.
Practice in a Second Language
Title | Practice in a Second Language PDF eBook |
Author | Robert DeKeyser |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2007-03-12 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9780521684040 |
This volume focuses on 'practice' from a theoretical perspective and includes implications for the classroom.
Aptitude-Treatment Interaction in Second Language Learning
Title | Aptitude-Treatment Interaction in Second Language Learning PDF eBook |
Author | Robert M. DeKeyser |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2021-04-21 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 902725978X |
This volume brings together seven empirical studies about aptitude-treatment interactions (ATI), i.e., about how (second language) learners with different aptitudes match or don’t match with different educational treatments; and aptitude-testing interactions, i.e., about how learners with different aptitudes perform better or worse depending on the way their knowledge and skills are tested. The authors are all established researchers or rising stars in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), who believe that little can be said about the effectiveness of teaching and testing methods or techniques without taking individual differences into account. Many of the studies corroborate in SLA what has become a central finding in the psychological and educational research about ATI: the more a method puts the burden of information processing on the student, the bigger the role of the corresponding aptitudes. The kinds of findings documented in this volume contribute to a scientific basis for the art of language teaching that will become increasingly useful as emerging technologies make adaptation to individuals and groups more feasible. Originally published as special issue of Journal of Second Language Studies 2:2 (2019).