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Direct linkBiedron, Adriana; Szczepaniak, Anna – Modern Language Journal, 2012
The role of short-term memory and working memory in accomplished multilinguals was investigated. Twenty-eight accomplished multilinguals were compared to 36 mainstream philology students. The following instruments were used in the study: three memory subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale (Digit Span, Digit-Symbol Coding, and Arithmetic,…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Multilingualism, Intelligence Quotient, Aptitude Tests
Download full textBiedron, Adriana – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
The study addresses a problem which is inadequately investigated in second language acquisition research, that is, personality predictors of foreign language aptitude. Specifically, it focuses on the Five Factor model which includes Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism (Costa & McCrae, 1992) as…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Second Language Learning, Language Aptitude
