Native language predictors of foreign language proficiency and foreign language aptitude

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-160

  Sparks, Richard L ^a   Patton, Jon ^b   Ganschow, Leonore ^b   Humbach, Nancy ^b   Javorsky, James ^c  

^a College of Mount St Joseph ^*  (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign language aptitude; Native language; Prediction; Proficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE TESTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PHONETICS; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING; WRITING;

EID: 33745657645     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-006-0006-2     Document Type: Article

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