Language Aptitude

Name: Language Aptitude
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138563865
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Advancing Theory, Testing, Research and Practice

Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

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Language Aptitude: Advancing Theory, Testing, Research and Practice presents global, interdisciplinary perspectives on foreign language aptitude, integrating educational psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. The book is structured around five key themes: updating language aptitude theories and models; new insights into aptitude in relation to age and the critical period hypothesis; expanding the scope of language aptitude constructs; neurocognitive approaches to language aptitude; and future research directions. It serves as a vital resource for applied linguistics and cognitive psychology, focusing on crucial issues in second language learning and teaching.
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This book is ideal for researchers and practitioners in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology, language teaching professionals, and graduate students interested in second language acquisition and language aptitude.

Language Aptitude: Advancing Theory, Testing, Research and Practice brings together cutting-edge global perspectives on foreign language aptitude. Drawing from educational psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, the editors have assembled interdisciplinary authors writing for an applied linguistics and education audience.

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Language Aptitude: Advancing Theory, Testing, Research and Practice brings together cutting-edge global perspectives on foreign language aptitude. Drawing from educational psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience, the editors have assembled interdisciplinary authors writing for an applied linguistics and education audience.

The book is broken into five major themes: revisiting and updating current language aptitude theories and models; emerging insights from contemporary research into language aptitude and the age factor or the critical period hypothesis; redefining constructs and broadening territories of foreign language aptitude; exploring language aptitude from a neurocognitive perspective; and exploring future directions of foreign language aptitude research.

Focused on critical issues in foreign language aptitude and second language learning and teaching, this book will be an important research resource and supplemental reading in both applied linguistics and cognitive psychology.

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Michael H. Long of the University of Maryland praises the book for its authoritative historical overview and detailed analyses of language aptitude, highlighting its relevance to SLA researchers, applied linguists, graduate students, and language teachers. He notes the book's comprehensive coverage of aptitude measurement, its relationship to age of onset and ultimate second language attainment, and neurocognitive models. The contributors are esteemed experts, making this work a vital resource for years to come.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138563865

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 May 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 29 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Shaofeng Li
Edward Wen Zhisheng
Edited by Peter Skehan
Edited by Richard L. Sparks
Edited by Adriana Biedroń

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 644g

Pages: 350

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

About the Author

Zhisheng (Edward) Wen (PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong) is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Languages and Translation at Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao, China, having previously taught at universities in Hong Kong and mainland China for over 15 years.

Peter Skehan (PhD, Birkbeck College, University of London) has worked as a Professor at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, London; the University of Auckland; Chinese University of Hong Kong; King’s College London; and Thames Valley University.

Adriana Biedroń (PhD, School of English, Poznań) is currently Professor of English at the Faculty of Philology, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland.

Shaofeng Li (PhD, Michigan State University) is Associate Professor of Foreign and Second Language Education at Florida State University and previously worked as a Senior Lecturer in Applied Language Studies at the University of Auckland.

Richard L. Sparks (EdD, University of Cincinnati) is a Professor Emeritus in the Mount St Joseph University’s Department of Graduate Education, USA.

Language Aptitude