Individual differences in early instructed language learning
Variability in predispositions for language learning has attracted scholarly curiosity for over 100 years. Despite major changes in theoretical explanations and foreign/second language teaching paradigms, some patterns of associations between predispositions and learning outcomes seem timelessly rob...
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| description | Variability in predispositions for language learning has attracted scholarly curiosity for over 100 years. Despite major changes in theoretical explanations and foreign/second language teaching paradigms, some patterns of associations between predispositions and learning outcomes seem timelessly robust. This book discusses evidence from a research project investigating individual differences in a wide variety of domains, ranging from language aptitude over general cognitive abilities to motivational and other affective and social constructs. The focus lies on young learners aged 10 to 12, a less frequently investigated age in aptitude research. The data stem from two samples of multilingual learners in German-speaking Switzerland. The target languages are French and English. The chapters of the book offer two complementary perspectives on the topic: On the one hand, cross-sectional investigations of the underlying structure of these individual differences and their association with the target languages are discussed. Drawing on factor analytical and multivariable analyses, the different components are scrutinized with respect to their mutual dependence and their relative impact on target language skills. The analyses also take into account contextual factors such as the learners’ family background and differences across the two contexts investigated. On the other hand, the potential to predict learner’s skills in the target language over time based on the many different indicators is investigated using machine learning algorithms. The results provide new insights into the stability of the individual dispositions, on the impact of contextual variables, and on empirically robust dimensions within the array of variables tested. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-780422026-06-12T06:52:54Z Individual differences in early instructed language learning Berthele, Raphael Udry, Isabelle Language Arts & Disciplines Linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics Variability in predispositions for language learning has attracted scholarly curiosity for over 100 years. Despite major changes in theoretical explanations and foreign/second language teaching paradigms, some patterns of associations between predispositions and learning outcomes seem timelessly robust. This book discusses evidence from a research project investigating individual differences in a wide variety of domains, ranging from language aptitude over general cognitive abilities to motivational and other affective and social constructs. The focus lies on young learners aged 10 to 12, a less frequently investigated age in aptitude research. The data stem from two samples of multilingual learners in German-speaking Switzerland. The target languages are French and English. The chapters of the book offer two complementary perspectives on the topic: On the one hand, cross-sectional investigations of the underlying structure of these individual differences and their association with the target languages are discussed. Drawing on factor analytical and multivariable analyses, the different components are scrutinized with respect to their mutual dependence and their relative impact on target language skills. The analyses also take into account contextual factors such as the learners’ family background and differences across the two contexts investigated. On the other hand, the potential to predict learner’s skills in the target language over time based on the many different indicators is investigated using machine learning algorithms. The results provide new insights into the stability of the individual dispositions, on the impact of contextual variables, and on empirically robust dimensions within the array of variables tested. 2022-01-28T04:03:02Z 2022-01-28T04:03:02Z 2022-01-27T05:31:37Z 2021 book OCN: 1296692982 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/52591 9783961103249 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78042 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52591/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52591/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52591/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52591/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52591/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/52591/1/external_content.pdf Language Science Press Language Science Press https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5378471 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5378471 ed03121b-b998-4b50-8d58-1d0745565558 Knowledge Unlatched 9783961103249 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Language Science Press 2021-2023 Language Science Press open access |
| spellingShingle | Language Arts & Disciplines Linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics Individual differences in early instructed language learning |
| title | Individual differences in early instructed language learning |
| title_full | Individual differences in early instructed language learning |
| title_fullStr | Individual differences in early instructed language learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Individual differences in early instructed language learning |
| title_short | Individual differences in early instructed language learning |
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