Language aptitude: Desirable trait or acquirable attribute?
The traditional definition of language aptitude sees it as “an individual’s initial state of readiness and capacity for learning a foreign language, and probable facility in doing so given the presence of motivation and opportunity” (Carroll, 1981, p. 86). This conception portrays language aptitude...
Main Author: | David Singleton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Department of English Studies Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts Adam Mickiewicz University
2017-03-01
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Series: | Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching |
Online Access: | https://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/7446 |
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