languageaptitudePPT課件

1、 Do certain people have a “knack ” for learning foreign languages ?第1頁(yè)/共12頁(yè)Language Aptitude Aptitude can be defined as “specific abilities thought to predict success in language learning.”(Patsy and Nina, 2011)“Research makes it clear that in the long run language aptitude is probably the single be

2、st predictor of achievement in a second language.” (Gardner and MacIntyre, 1992)第2頁(yè)/共12頁(yè)Can aptitude tests predict success in SLA? 第3頁(yè)/共12頁(yè)Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) Test 1(Carroll & Sapon, 1958)1) Phonemic coding ability2) Grammatical sensitivity3) Inductive language learning ability4) Ro

3、te learning ability1) Number learning2) Phonetic script3) Spelling clues4) Grammatical patterns5) Memorizing word meanings5 sectons4 abilities第4頁(yè)/共12頁(yè)Test 2Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery (PLAB) (Pimsleur,1966)1) Verbal ability2) Auditory ability3) Motivation 4) Grade point average 4 aspects第5頁(yè)/共

4、12頁(yè)Test 3Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) (Peterson & Al Haik, 1976)Used for some time in such contexts as Peace Corps Volunteer training programs and military communications to help predict successful language learners. 第6頁(yè)/共12頁(yè) Slowly, their popularity steadily waned. Two reasons : 1. They

5、 probably reflected the general intelligence or academic ability of a student in any instructional setting (Skehan, 1989). they hardly even began to tap into the kinds of lerning strategies and styles that recent research has shown to be crucial in the acquisition of communicative competence in cont

6、ext-embedded situation. 2. Rarely does an institution have the capability to test people before they take a foreign language.第7頁(yè)/共12頁(yè)In the past, communicative competence might not aught to be included in the aptitude test because of various constraints; however, in the 21st century, with the applic

7、ation of more communicative teaching methods and the higher requirements of the society, it should be taken into consideration.Should communicative competence be included?第8頁(yè)/共12頁(yè)Skehans(1998)Grigorenko,Sternberg, & Ehrman (2000)Dornyei and Skehan (2003) He exposed weaknesses of previous aptitude co

8、nstruction, and suggested that aptitude may be related to a cognitive view of SLA that incorporates input processing , inductive language learning, output strategies, and fluency.CANAL-F test :in a process of learning a simulated language embedded in a multifaceted language context.aptitude may be related to various “stage” or processes of second language acquisition.第9頁(yè)/共12頁(yè) Robinson(2005) aptitude is a complex of ability that include processing speed, short- and long-term memory , rote memory, pla