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Subcomponents of Second-Language Aptitude and Second-Language Proficiency

SPARKS, RICHARD L., HUMBACH, NANCY, PATTON, JON, GANSCHOW, LEONORE·2011·The Modern Language Journal
DOI 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2011.01176.x
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A factor analysis of a test battery that included early first-language (L1) achievement, L1 cognitive ability, second-language (L2) aptitude, and L2 affective measures to predict oral and written L2 proficiency was conducted. The analysis yielded 4 factors that were labeled Language Analysis, composed of L1 and L2 language comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and inductive language learning measures; Phonology/Orthography, composed of L1 and L2 phonemic coding and phonological processing measures; IQ/Memory, composed of L1 intelligence and L2 paired-associate learning measures; and Self-Perceptions of Language Skills, composed of L2 motivation and L2 anxiety measures. The 4 factors explained 76% of the variance in oral and written L2 proficiency. Findings support the view that L2 aptitude is componential. Results are discussed in the context of long-term L1–L2 relationships and individual differences in L2 learning.

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  • Some factor analytic investigations have found that L1 tests and MLAT subtests measuring similar skills load on the same factor, while other factor analyses have shown that all five MLAT subtests load on the same factor, depending on the L1 measures used.

    “In either case, some factor analytic investigations have found that L1 tests and MLAT subtests that measure similar skills, for example, phonetic coding, load on the same factor (Sparks et al., 2011), while other factor analyses have shown that all five MLAT subtests load on the same factor (Sparks et al., 2019), depending on the L1 measures used for the study.”

    From The prediction from MLAT to L2 achievement is largely due to MLAT assessment of underlying L1 abilities (2023) · cites this paper as Sparks et al., 2011

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Authors
SPARKS, R. L., HUMBACH, N., PATTON, J., & GANSCHOW, L.
Venue
The Modern Language Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-05-12
Volume
95
Issue
2
Pages
253-273
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0026-7902
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-4781.2011.01176.x
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66
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