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Direct linkMa, Dongmei; Yao, Tian; Zhang, Haomin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2018
Based on the dynamic and emerging nature of language aptitude, the paper reports an empirical study investigating the relationship between multilingual learning experiences and language aptitude through comparative analyses of language aptitude between second language (L2) and third language (L3) learners. Eighty-seven Chinese students who majored…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Language Aptitude
Peer reviewedCross, David – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1982
Discusses an aural discrimination test given to British students of French and examines the relationship between good aural discrimination ability and high achievement in a second language. (EKN)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Auditory Discrimination, French, Language Aptitude
Peer reviewedGliksman, L.; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Presents results of an investigation into the test-retest reliability of the short form of the Modern Language Aptitude Test, with Canadian samples. (AM)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, French, Grammar, Language Aptitude
Peer reviewedCurrall, Steven C.; Kirk, Roger E. – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Describes an investigation of whether grades in an intensive French course could be predicted by combining information obtained in a brief interview conducted by the teacher with information from academic records. Results showed that overall grade point average is the best single predictor of performance in foreign language courses. (SED)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Aptitude Tests, French, Grade Point Average
Download full textGardner, R. C. – 1978
This address to school counselors discusses the role of aptitude and attitudes in learning French as a second language with attention to the senior elementary and high school levels. The Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) and the Attitude Motivation Inventory (ATI) were administered to students. The MLAT and abilities it is designed to assess…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Attitude Measures
Trites, R. L.; Price, M. A. – 1980
This follow-up study helped determine the predictive validity of parent and teacher ratings and scores from the Early Identification Assessment Battery. This assessment involved a random selection of 4-year-old children scheduled to enter a French immersion program in the Ottawa, Canada, school system. In the spring of grade 1, 63% of the original…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Aptitude Tests, Educational Research
