The effects of multisensory structured language instruction on native language and foreign language aptitude skills of at-risk high school foreign language learners

The purpose of this article is to present a report of a study on cognitive and personality factors in 44 gifted foreign language learners. The cognitive factors tested were the following: foreign language aptitude, intelligence and working memory. The personality factors included the Five Factor Model of personality, locus of control and style of coping with stress, among others. The results of the study are presented and discussed with regard to contemporary research on foreign language aptitude.

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Identifying Native Language Deficits in High- and Low-Risk Foreign Language Learners in High School

Foreign Language Annals ◽

10.1111/j.1944-9720.1992.tb01121.x ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 403-418 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Richard L. Sparks ◽

Leonore Ganschow ◽

James Javorsky ◽

Jane Pohlman ◽

John Patton

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Foreign Language ◽

Language Learners ◽

Native Language ◽

Low Risk ◽

Language Deficits ◽

Foreign Language Learners

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BILINGUALISME DALAM PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB

لســـانـنــا (LISANUNA) Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa Arab dan Pembelajarannya ◽

10.22373/ls.v10i2.8835 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 359

Author(s):

Ririn Windasari

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Language Learning ◽

Language Learners ◽

Native Language ◽

Foreign Language Learning ◽

Foreign Languages ◽

Sentence Structure ◽

Original Language ◽

Foreign Language Learners ◽

Language Interventions

Bilingualism or language dualism in learning Arabic is something that is often found in Indonesia, even in all countries in the process of learning foreign languages for native speakers. The use of two languages (bilingualism) in foreign language learning aims to provide understanding to foreign language learners, because they are accustomed to using the original language along with the types of words and sentence structure, so the need for native language interventions of speakers in learning foreign languages. The level of ability of students varies according to their level, therefore clear explanations are needed through the learner's native language as an intermediary language.

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Differences In Native Language Skills Between Moreand Less-Proficient Foreign Language Learners

Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen ◽

10.1075/ttwia.75.07cas ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 75 ◽

pp. 67-77

Author(s):

Tal Caspi

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Language Learners ◽

Native Language ◽

Word Identification ◽

Language Skills ◽

Ongoing Debate ◽

Foreign Language Learners ◽

Learner Differences ◽

Linguistic Coding ◽

Foreign Language Achievement

This paper describes a study of native language (Dutch) word identification skills conducted in two groups of high school foreign language learners. The study focused on the differences between the groups with two main aims. The first was to examine the Linguistic Coding Difficulties Hypothesis (LCDH), a prevailing theory of individual learner differences allocating weaker foreign language achievement to weaker native language skills. The second aim was to determine the nature of these differences and inspect the claims that native language word identification skills differentiate weak and normal foreign language learners. This was done by investigating the effect of context on weak FL learners, who over-rely on context in compensation for weaker phonological and orthographical skills, according to the LCDH. In pursuing its aims, the study became involved in an ongoing debate surrounding the issue of native language reading.

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Real Time Internet-Based English as a Foreign Language Learning

Cases on Transnational Learning and Technologically Enabled Environments ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-749-7.ch012 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 213-223

Author(s):

Ruth Reynard

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Language Learning ◽

Real Time ◽

Language Learners ◽

Native Language ◽

Foreign Language Learning ◽

Cultural Exchange ◽

Foreign Language Learners ◽

Authentic Language ◽

Successes And Challenges

The purpose of this case was to explore the potential for using simple real time technology to connect native language speakers of English and foreign language learners of English. The intended design of the study was to explore the successes and challenges of language and cultural exchange within a real time technology-mediated class. Of particular interest was the effectiveness of connecting authentic language speakers as teachers and foreign language learners as students. The authors’ query was to evaluate how effective this methodology is in increasing the understanding of meaning and appropriate language use.

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