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- Title
Aptitude as a Predictor of Second Language Achievement: An Investigation in the Saudi Arabian Context.
- Authors
Moskovsky, Christo; Alshahrani, Merzin; Ratcheva, Silvia; Paolini, Stefania
- 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.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; FLUENCY (Language learning); ENGLISH language education for foreign speakers in universities &; colleges; COLLEGE students
- Publication
Arab World English Journal, 2015, Vol 6, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
2229-9327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24093/awej/vol6no1.1