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Direct linkBylund, Emanuel; Ramírez-Galan, Pedro – Applied Linguistics, 2016
Language aptitude remains one of the most understudied predictor variables in L1 attrition research. The current study seeks to address this gap by investigating the effects of language aptitude on L1 retention in late attriters. Forty L1 Spanish-L2 Swedish bilinguals living in Sweden participated in the study, along with 20 functionally…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Language Skill Attrition, Retention (Psychology), Native Language
Granena, Gisela; Long, Michael H. – Second Language Research, 2013
A study was conducted to identify the scope and timing of maturational constraints in three linguistic domains within the same individuals, as well as the potential mediating roles of amount of second language (L2) exposure and language aptitude at different ages in different domains. Participants were 65 Chinese learners of Spanish and 12 native…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Native Speakers, Correlation, Phonology
Promoting Language in under 3s. Assessing Language Development and the Quality of Adult Intervention
Laevers, Ferre; Buyse, Evelien; Willekens, Annemieke; Janssen, Tine – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
This research aims to develop instruments to assess language development in under-3s and the adult interventions that support it. After an extensive literature search, observations were conducted in 17 groups of children spread over two day-care centres. In total 42 children were observed during a 30-minute slot and 25 adults during a half day.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Acquisition, Toddlers, Intervention
Bylund, Emanuel; Abrahamsson, Niclas; Hyltenstam, Kenneth – Applied Linguistics, 2010
While language aptitude has been investigated actively within second language research, there is a current dearth of research on the effects of aptitude in cases of attrition. The aim of the present investigation was to explore the role of language aptitude for L1 proficiency in speakers who experienced a break with their L1 setting prior to…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Second Language Learning, Language Skill Attrition, Language Research
Peer reviewedGibbons, John – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1994
Discusses the possibility of most students attaining a communicative proficiency in a language other than English. A case study of a school is presented that includes information and opinions gathered from parents and an outline "depth" curriculum for this school. (14 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Age, Case Studies, Catholic Schools, Change Strategies
