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Exploring language aptitude : views from psychology, the language sciences, and cognitive neuroscience / Susanne M. Reiterer, editor.
This book presents original, empirical data from quantitative and qualitative research studies in the field of language learning aptitude, ability, and individual differences. It does so from the perspectives of Second Language Acquisition, psychology, neuroscience and sociolinguistics. All studies included in the book use a similar and uniform layout and methodology. Each chapter contains a study examining factors such as memory, personality, self-concept, bilingualism and multilingualism, education, musicality or gender. The chapters investigate the influence of these concepts on language learning aptitude and ability. Several of these chapters analyse hypotheses which have never been tested before and therefore provide novel research results. The book contributes to the field both by verifying and contesting existent findings and by exploring novel approaches to devising research in the subject area.
Record details
- ISBN: 3319919172
- ISBN: 9783319919171
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 388 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString.january.24 Multi-User. Part III: Language Aptitude in Relation to Neuroscience and Musicality. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Intro; Dedication; Preface; Bibliography; Acknowledgement; Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Towards an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Language Aptitude; 1 Introduction to the Volume; 2 Implications and Future Research; 3 Getting to the Core of Language Aptitude; 3.1 A Brief History of FLA; 3.2 What Is Foreign Language Aptitude?; 3.3 The Components of Language Aptitude; 3.4 Aptitude Testing; 3.5 Caveats of Aptitude Testing; 4 Conclusion; References; Part I: Language Aptitude and Memory; Cognitive Abilities: Different Memory Functions and Language Aptitude; 1 Introduction. 1.1 Dual Coding Theory and Language Aptitude1.2 (Verbal) Working Memory and Language Aptitude; 1.3 Declarative Memory and Language Aptitude; 1.4 Language Aptitude and Education; 2 Methodology; 2.1 Participants; 2.2 Instruments; 2.3 Procedures; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; Aptitude for Vocabulary Acquisition; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 2.1 Participants; 2.2 Instruments; 2.3 Procedures; 3 Results; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; Working Memory and Language Aptitude with Focus on L2 Vocabulary Learning; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 2.1 Participants. 2.2 Procedures3 Results; 3.1 Correlation: WM Capacity and Language Aptitude; 3.2 Language Aptitude Test: MLAT V and LLAMA B; 3.3 WM Capacity: School-Aged Children and Adolescents vs. Adults; 4 Discussion; 5 Conclusion; References; Part II: Language Aptitude and Psychological Factors; On the Role of Self-Efficacy as a Possible Component of Language Aptitude in the Acquisition of British [�]; 1 Introduction; 2 Self-Efficacy, Linguistic Competence, Language Aptitude and Language Learning; 3 Apropos Aptitude: Research Questions and Hypotheses; 4 Method; 4.1 Semantic Differential. 4.2 Linguistic Socialisation4.3 Generalised Self-Efficacy Scale; 5 Participants; 5.1 Self-Description: LEAP-Q; 5.2 Self-Ratings: Language Dominance and CEFR; 5.3 Language Proficiency: Productive and Receptive Language Skills; 5.4 Dialectal Preference; 6 Attitudinal Response to Near-Open Front Unrounded [�]; 6.1 Means (Section 1); 6.2 Means (Section 2): Vowel-Specific Self-Efficacy; 7 Accent Ratings and Scores; 7.1 Subgroup; 7.2 The Northwind and the Sun; 8 Results: Concepts and Correlations; 8.1 Semantic Differential: Attitudinal Correlations. 8.2 Semantic Differential: Self-Efficacy and Accent Scores8.3 Self-Rating and Native Rating; 9 Discussion; 9.1 Negotiating the Meaning of Attitude and Vowel-Specific Self-Efficacy; 9.2 Accent Rating Scores; 9.3 Attitude, Aptitude and Self-Efficacy; 10 Conclusion; References; Motivation and Personality in Language Aptitude; 1 Introduction; 1.1 ID Research; 1.2 Personality, Motivation and Empathy; 1.2.1 Personality; 1.2.2 Motivation in SLA; 1.2.3 Empathy; 2 Hypotheses; 3 Methodology; 3.1 Participants; 3.2 Instruments; 3.3 Procedures; 4 Results; 5 Discussion; 6 Conclusion; References. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
| Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 12, 2018). |
