The effects of multisensory structured language instruction on native language and foreign language aptitude skills of at-risk high school foreign language learners: A replication and follow-up study

1993 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 194-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Sparks ◽  
Leonore Ganschow
Neofilolog ◽  
2012 ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Adrianna Biedroń

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.


1998 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Sparks ◽  
Marjorie Artzer ◽  
Jon Patton ◽  
Leonore Ganschow ◽  
Karen Miller ◽  
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1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 403-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Sparks ◽  
Leonore Ganschow ◽  
James Javorsky ◽  
Jane Pohlman ◽  
John Patton

Author(s):  
Ririn Windasari

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.


2006 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Tal Caspi

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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