Second Language Proficiency, Foreign Language Aptitude, and Intelligence

Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses

Miyuki Sasaki (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

155 Seiten

1999 | 2nd Revised edition
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-4573-1 (ISBN)

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General second language proficiency continues to intrigue researchers. This study investigates the relationships between general second language proficiency (SLP) and selected cognitive abilities (i.e. foreign language aptitude, verbal intelligence, and reasoning) in 160 EFL Japanese college students. Structural equation modeling disconfirmed the hypothesis that general SLP forms the center of what has traditionally been called general intelligence. However, it suggests a strong relation between SLP and other cognitive abilities. The study also analyzed the protocol data provided by the actual text takers, revealing that SLP is related to the ability to assess, plan, and execute in problem solving processes.

The Author: Miyuki Sasaki is an associate professor of Applied Linguistics at Nagoya Gakuin University. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has frequently published not only in Japanese academic journals, but also in international professional journals. Her research interests include teaching first/second language writing, cross cultural pragmatics, and language testing.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.9.1999
Reihe/Serie	Theoretical Studies in Second Language Acquisition ; 6
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	250 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-8204-4573-8 / 0820445738
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-4573-1 / 9780820445731
Zustand	Neuware