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• W2806576977 abstract "While second language (L2) aptitude has traditionally been considered a stable individualfactor in SLA, more recent research and theory has questioned this assumption (Singleton,2017). If L2 aptitude is stable, then the implication is that this set of cognitive abilities aregenetic in origin and/or limited (Skehan, 1998). On the other hand, if L2 aptitude is not stableand is sensitive to experience, then it suggests that whatever constitutes L2 aptitude can betaught to make initial L2 learning easier and faster. While more recent studies have found thatthe L2 learning experience itself seems to have a training effect on L2 aptitude test scores(Ganschow, 1993; Ganschow & Sparks, 1995; Safar & Kormos, 2008; Sparks, Ganschow,Pohlman, Skinne, & Artzer, 1992; Sparks, Ganschow, Artzer, & Patton, 1997), both the sizeof such training effects and the effects of direct training of L2 aptitude abilities (Politzer &Weiss, 1969) remain unclear.The current study contributes to this debate by investigating the stability of L2 aptitude testscores. Conducted over an 8-week period of L2 instruction, the study investigated whether 6weeks of aptitude training would enhance language analytic abilities, an area less researchedin previous studies. Participants were 85 university students taking an introductory Spanishcourse, which included 6 weeks of instruction and practice on language analysis for learningL2 Spanish. The study operationalised L2 aptitude in terms of the abilities measured by theLLAMA tests: associative memory (LLAMA B), sound discrimination (LLAMA D),sound-symbol association (LLAMA E), and language analytic abilities (LLAMA F).Pre-testing took place at the beginning of L2 instruction and post-testing was conducted afterthe completion of the language analysis skills instruction. Stability was investigated throughchanges in L2 aptitude test scores. Results showed that post-test scores were significantly higher for all LLAMA tests except for the LLAMA E (sound-symbol association), whichshowed a ceiling effect in both pre- and post-tests. At the whole-group level, the size of gainscores differed across all tests with the greatest gains on the LLAMA B (associative memory)and the smallest for the LLAMA F (language analytic abilities). However, at the sub-grouplevel, it was mainly participants with lower than average pre-test scores who achievedsignificant gains, with comparable effect sizes across all tests (except the LLAMA E).Trainability was investigated by comparing the predictive ability of training variables (e.g.accuracy scores and speed on training tasks) with L2 aptitude pre-test scores. Results for thepredictive ability of training language analytic abilities were mixed on post-test scores. Arandom-forest regression (see Strobl, Malley, & Tutz, 2009) found that accuracy scores on thetraining were more predictive of post-test scores than LLAMA pre-test scores, but a step-wiselinear regression did not confirm this finding. However, training variables were importantpredictors in both regression models.Overall, the findings suggest that L2 aptitude scores increase over time with L2 learningexperience and instruction, in line with previous longitudinal studies (Sparks, Ganschow,Artzer, & Patton, 1997). This may imply that L2 aptitude is trainable, with some trainingvariables being important predictors of post-test scores. The sensitivity of L2 aptitudemeasures to L2 learning experience and instruction may have implications for the validity ofstatic, one-off measures of L2 aptitude for predicting L2 achievement." @default.
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• W2806576977 title "How stable is second language aptitude? Effects of second language learning and language analysis training on second language aptitude test scores" @default.
• W2806576977 doi "https://doi.org/10.25904/1912/2931" @default.
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