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language aptitude: a standalone construct

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languageaptitude1 CONSTRUCTLanguage aptitudeLI · SECOND LANGUAGE

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Second language acquisition

a relatively stable set of cognitive abilities that predicts how quickly and successfully a person can learn a new language.

In second language acquisition, language aptitude refers to a relatively stable set of cognitive abilities that predicts how quickly and successfully a person can learn a new language. This meaning comes from Li (2015) in Studies in Second Language Acquisition.[1]

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acquisition4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructsperson3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Li, S. (2015). The Construct Validity of Language Aptitude: A Meta-Analysis. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 38(4), 801-842. https://doi.org/10.1017/s027226311500042x

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