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Direct linkOckey, Gary – Language Learning, 2011
Drawing on current theories in personality, second-language (L2) oral ability, and psychometrics, this study investigates the extent to which self-consciousness and assertiveness are explanatory variables of L2 oral ability. Three hundred sixty first-year Japanese university students who were studying English as a foreign language participated in…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Assertiveness, Personality, Statistical Analysis
Peer reviewedVerhoeven, Ludo T. – Language Learning, 1991
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that predict the first- and second-language proficiency of ethnic minority children at the age of six. Results of the study show two dimensions that underlie children's proficiency in either language: communicative skills versus cognitive/academic skills. (45 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Ability, Communication Skills, Dutch
