Native Language Predictors of Foreign Language Proficiency and Foreign Language Aptitude

Autor/inn/en	Sparks, Richard L; Patton, Jon; Ganschow, Leonore; Humbach, Nancy; Javorsky, James
Titel	Native Language Predictors of Foreign Language Proficiency and Foreign Language Aptitude
Quelle	In: Annals of Dyslexia, 56 (2006) 1, S.129-160 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0736-9387
Schlagwörter	Written Language; Intervals; Cognitive Ability; Oral Language; Language Proficiency; Language Aptitude; Language Acquisition; Spanish; French; German; Statistical Analysis; Predictor Variables; Longitudinal Studies; Modern Language Aptitude Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschriebene Sprache; Denkfähigkeit; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Sprachbegabung; Spracheignung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Spanisch; Französisch; Deutscher; Statistische Analyse; Prädiktor; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	Fifty-four students were tested at specific time intervals over 10 years to determine best native language (NL) predictors of oral and written foreign language (FL) proficiency and FL aptitude. All participants completed two years of Spanish, French, or German. Each was administered measures of NL literacy, oral language, and cognitive ability in elementary school. A measure of FL aptitude was administered at the beginning of ninth grade and FL proficiency was evaluated at the end of the 10th grade. Among the variables, NL literacy measures were the best predictors of FL proficiency, and NL achievement and general (verbal) intelligence were strong predictors of FL aptitude. Results suggest that indices of NL literacy as early as first grade are related to FL proficiency and FL aptitude nine and 10 years later. Findings provide strong support for connections between L1 and L2 skills, and for speculation that "lower level" skills in phonological processing are important for written language development and oral proficiency in a FL. Appended are: Lists and descriptions of the NL measure and FL aptitude test. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10