Language aptitude and its relationship to instructional effectiveness in second language acquisition

• Published in: Language teaching research : LTR Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 147 - 171
• Main Author: Erlam, Rosemary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2005; Turpin; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Aptitude Tests; Coding; Cognitive psychology; Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods; Educational sciences; Foreign Countries; Form Classes (Languages); French; French as a second language; French as a Second Language Instruction; French as a second language learning; Individual differences; Information processing; Instructional design; Instructional Effectiveness; Language acquisition; Language Aptitude; Language instruction; Language Research; Language Teaching Methods; Linguistic Input; Logic; Logical Thinking; Measures (Individuals); Memory; Modern language; New Zealand; Phonemes; Phonemics; Phonology; Pronouns; Reading Skills; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary Education; Secondary school students; Secondary schools; Short term; Short Term Memory; Student Evaluation; Students; Studies; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Vocabulary Development; New Zealand; New York; United States > US; Language Teaching; Language ability; French; Secondary School; Efficiency; Teaching method; Language Skill

Experimental second language acquisition research typically investigates the effectiveness of instruction in terms of overall group gains. A particular instructional method may not, however, benefit all learners uniformly. This study, conducted in a New Zealand secondary school, establishes whether...