Affective and Ability Factors in Second-Language Acquisition.

Chastain, Kenneth

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ERIC Number: EJ131044

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Publication Date: 1975

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Affective and Ability Factors in Second-Language Acquisition

Chastain, Kenneth

Language Learning, 25, 1, 153-161, Jun 75

The effect of three affective student characteristics, in comparison with selected student ability characteristics, on course grade in elementary language courses is examined. Results imply that affective characteristics have at least as much influence on learning as do ability factors. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, College Students, Higher Education, Psycholinguistics, Psychological Patterns, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics

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