Exploring Language Aptitude Views From Psychology The Language Sciences And Cognitive Neuroscience

Author : Susanne M. Reiterer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319919171

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Exploring Language Aptitude: Views from Psychology, the Language Sciences, and Cognitive Neuroscience by Susanne M. Reiterer Pdf

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.

Author : Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Peter Skehan,Adriana Biedroń,Shaofeng Li,Richard L. Sparks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351348263

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Language Aptitude by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Peter Skehan,Adriana Biedroń,Shaofeng Li,Richard L. Sparks Pdf

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.

Author : Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Richard L. Sparks,Adriana Biedroń,Mark Feng Teng
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501500459

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Cognitive Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Richard L. Sparks,Adriana Biedroń,Mark Feng Teng Pdf

This book presents comprehensive, thorough and updated analyses of key cognitive individual difference factors (e.g., age, intelligence, language aptitude, working memory, metacognition, learning strategies, and anxiety) as they relate to the acquisition, processing, assessment, and pedagogy of second or foreign languages. Critical reviews and in-depth research syntheses of these pivotal cognitive learner factors are put into historical and broader contexts, drawing upon the multiple authors' extensive research experience, penetrating insights and unique perspectives spanning applied linguistics, teacher training, educational psychology, and cognitive science. The carefully crafted chapters provide essential course readings and valuable references for seasoned researchers and aspiring postgraduate students in the broad fields of instructed second language acquisition, foreign language training, teacher education, language pedagogy, educational psychology, and cognitive development.

Author : Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Peter Skehan,Richard L. Sparks
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781316513996

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Language Aptitude Theory and Practice by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen,Peter Skehan,Richard L. Sparks Pdf

Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account of language aptitude theories, test development, research paradigms and practical implications.

Author : John W. Schwieter,Julia Festman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107197503

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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism by John W. Schwieter,Julia Festman Pdf

An introduction to bilingualism from the perspective of neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and psycholinguistics.

Author : Tammy Gregersen,Sarah Mercer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000439908

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The Routledge Handbook of the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching by Tammy Gregersen,Sarah Mercer Pdf

This state-of-the-art volume is the first to capture a hybrid discipline that studies the role and linguistic implications of the human mind in language learning and teaching. This Handbook considers individual as well as collective factors in language learners and teachers from an array of new empirical constructs and theoretical perspectives, including implications for practice and “myths, debates, and disagreements” in the field, and points to future directions for research. This collection of stellar contributions is an essential resource for researchers, advanced students, and teachers working in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, psychology, and education.

Author : Joanna Rokita-Jaśkow,Agata Wolanin
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030660222

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Facing Diversity in Child Foreign Language Education by Joanna Rokita-Jaśkow,Agata Wolanin Pdf

This edited book uses the concept of diversity in child foreign language education as a major organizing principle. Since a foreign language, most typically English, is taught globally to an increasing number of children, the variability in the process and varied learning outcomes are inescapable phenomena. This book has been constructed on the premise that heterogeneity, first, concerns young language learners, who due to the disparity in the pace of development need appropriately tailored educational solutions, and, second, it refers to a diversity of contexts in which learning takes place. The contexts can be defined on a macroscale (e.g. different countries), mesoscale (e.g. different institutions), and microscale (e.g. specific learner groups). The book consists of four thematic strands. In Part One the learner-internal causes of heterogeneity of young language learners are clarified. Part Two presents a sample of classroom studies in which learner variables, such as gender, learner preferences, and special needs are taken into account. Part Three looks at teaching materials and how they meet learners’ needs. Finally, Part Four highlights diversity issues that teachers should be prepared to face.

Author : Muthyala Udaya
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031459863

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Vocabulary, Corpus and Language Teaching by Muthyala Udaya Pdf

Author : Raphael Berthele,Isabelle Udry
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783961103249

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Individual differences in early instructed language learning by Raphael Berthele,Isabelle Udry Pdf

Variability in predispositions for language learning has attracted scholarly curiosity for over 100 years. Despite major changes in theoretical explanations and foreign/second language teaching paradigms, some patterns of associations between predispositions and learning outcomes seem timelessly robust. This book discusses evidence from a research project investigating individual differences in a wide variety of domains, ranging from language aptitude over general cognitive abilities to motivational and other affective and social constructs. The focus lies on young learners aged 10 to 12, a less frequently investigated age in aptitude research. The data stem from two samples of multilingual learners in German-speaking Switzerland. The target languages are French and English. The chapters of the book offer two complementary perspectives on the topic: On the one hand, cross-sectional investigations of the underlying structure of these individual differences and their association with the target languages are discussed. Drawing on factor analytical and multivariable analyses, the different components are scrutinized with respect to their mutual dependence and their relative impact on target language skills. The analyses also take into account contextual factors such as the learners’ family background and differences across the two contexts investigated. On the other hand, the potential to predict learner’s skills in the target language over time based on the many different indicators is investigated using machine learning algorithms. The results provide new insights into the stability of the individual dispositions, on the impact of contextual variables, and on empirically robust dimensions within the array of variables tested.

Author : Alison Mackey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108499637

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Interaction, Feedback and Task Research in Second Language Learning by Alison Mackey Pdf

With clear guides and specific examples, this book makes methodology accessible to those working within L2 interaction and task research.

Author : Magdolna Lehmann,Réka Lugossy,,Marianne Nikolov,Gábor Szabó
Publisher : Lingua Franca Csoport
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789634293071

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UPRT 2017 by Magdolna Lehmann,Réka Lugossy,,Marianne Nikolov,Gábor Szabó Pdf

A collection of studies in applied linguistics

Author : John W. Schwieter,Julia Festman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781108187145

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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism by John W. Schwieter,Julia Festman Pdf

This book offers an introduction to the bilingual brain. It is a useful resource for researchers and students, bringing together various theories and research approaches in the cognitive neuroscience of bilingualism and a state-of-the-art overview of empirical findings on this topic from various perspectives.

Author : Norman Segalowitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136968839

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Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency by Norman Segalowitz Pdf

Winner of the 2011 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Exploring fluency from multiple vantage points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research in second language acquisition and bilingualism that points to promising avenues for understanding and promoting second language fluency. Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency covers essential topics such as units of analysis for measuring fluency, the relation of second language fluency to general cognitive fluidity, social and motivational contributors to fluency, and neural correlates of fluency. The author provides clear and accessible summaries of foundational empirical work on speech production, automaticity, lexical access, and other issues of relevance to second language acquisition theory. Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency is a valuable reference for scholars in SLA, cognitive psychology, and language teaching, and it can also serve as an ideal textbook for advanced courses in these fields.

Author : Richard Roberts,Roger Kreuz
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-03
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780262529808

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Becoming Fluent by Richard Roberts,Roger Kreuz Pdf

Forget everything you’ve heard about adult language learning: evidence from cognitive science and psychology prove we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children. An eye-opening study on how adult learners can master a foreign lanugage by drawing on skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime. Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, adults may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don't seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do? In this book, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a foreign language if they bring to bear the skills and knowledge they have honed over a lifetime. Adults shouldn't try to learn as children do; they should learn like adults. Roberts and Kreuz report evidence that adults can learn new languages even more easily than children. Children appear to have only two advantages over adults in learning a language: they acquire a native accent more easily, and they do not suffer from self-defeating anxiety about learning a language. Adults, on the other hand, have the greater advantages—gained from experience—of an understanding of their own mental processes and knowing how to use language to do things. Adults have an especially advantageous grasp of pragmatics, the social use of language, and Roberts and Kreuz show how to leverage this metalinguistic ability in learning a new language. Learning a language takes effort. But if adult learners apply the tools acquired over a lifetime, it can be enjoyable and rewarding.

Author : Gisela Granena
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1108714404

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Implicit Language Aptitude by Gisela Granena Pdf

It is a well-known fact that some adult second language learners learn more rapidly and/or to a higher level of proficiency than others. Some of these individual differences have been linked to differences in cognitive and perceptual abilities under the umbrella term of 'language aptitude'. The notion of language aptitude has undergone recent developments, one of which is the proposal that language aptitude includes cognitive abilities that involve implicit processes and that are advantageous in learning a language without awareness. This Element defines implicit language aptitude, examines tasks that can be used to measure implicit language aptitude, and provides an overview of relevant research in this area.