Subcomponents of Second-Language Aptitude and Second-Language Proficiency

Autor/inn/en	Sparks, Richard L.; Humbach, Nancy; Patton, Jon; Ganschow, Leonore
Titel	Subcomponents of Second-Language Aptitude and Second-Language Proficiency
Quelle	In: Modern Language Journal, 95 (2011) 2, S.253-273 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0026-7902
DOI	10.1111/j.1540-4781.2011.01176.x
Schlagwörter	Reading Difficulties; Phonology; Paired Associate Learning; Affective Measures; Factor Analysis; Language Skills; Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; Cognitive Ability; Native Language; Language Aptitude; Grammar; Vocabulary; Measures (Individuals); Anxiety; Individual Differences; Language Acquisition; Language Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Fonologie; Faktorenanalyse; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skills; Denkfähigkeit; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Grammatik; Wortschatz; Messdaten; Angst; Individueller Unterschied; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Language test; Sprachtest
Abstract	A factor analysis of a test battery that included early first-language (L1) achievement, L1 cognitive ability, second-language (L2) aptitude, and L2 affective measures to predict oral and written L2 proficiency was conducted. The analysis yielded 4 factors that were labeled Language Analysis, composed of L1 and L2 language comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and inductive language learning measures; Phonology/Orthography, composed of L1 and L2 phonemic coding and phonological processing measures; IQ/Memory, composed of L1 intelligence and L2 paired-associate learning measures; and Self-Perceptions of Language Skills, composed of L2 motivation and L2 anxiety measures. The 4 factors explained 76% of the variance in oral and written L2 proficiency. Findings support the view that L2 aptitude is componential. Results are discussed in the context of long-term L1-L2 relationships and individual differences in L2 learning. (As Provided).
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