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Aptitude as a Predictor of Second Language Achievement: An Investigation in the Saudi Arabian Context

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: A two-wave longitudinal design was used to examine the extent to which aptitude predicts second language achievement. First-year Saudi university students (N = 56), who were involved in a seven-month intensive English language course as part of their degree, completed Aptitude and English proficiency tests at the start and the end of the treatment period. Univariate and multivariate analyses found moderate relationships between aptitude and second language achievement. Results are discussed for their implications for theory and interventions.

Source: Arab World English Journal

DOI: 10.24093/awej/vol6no1.1

Authors: Christo Moskovsky, Alshahrani Alshahrani, Silvia Ratcheva, Stefania Paolini

Institutions: University of Newcastle Australia, King Khalid University

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3121601302