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Direct linkDoughty, Catherine J. – Language Learning, 2019
After discussing key issues in the aptitude literature and presenting an updated, multicomponential model of cognitive language aptitude, we consider two analyses from a longitudinal investigation using aptitude to predict success in language learning. Aptitude is conceptualized as a special talent for learning languages and a ceiling on success.…
Descriptors: Language Aptitude, Learning Motivation, Language Skills, Cognitive Ability
Moskovsky, Christo; Alrabai, Fakieh; Paolini, Stefania; Ratcheva, Silvia – Language Learning, 2013
While consensus exists about the critical role of learners’ motivation in second language acquisition, controlled investigations of the effects of teachers’ motivational strategies are limited. The research reported here used a quasi-experimental design to assess the effects of motivational strategies used by Saudi English as a foreign language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Second Language Learning
