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Chapter 8Key ConceptsSlide2
aptitude (in language learning
)Slide3
aptitude (in language learning
)
Basic abilities that facilitate L2 learning, varies across individuals.Slide4
Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB)Slide5
Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB)
A test for attitudes and motivation widely used and adapted for use in various L2 learning contexts.Slide6
basic interpersonal communicative
skills
(BICS)Slide7
basic interpersonal commnicative
skills
(BICS)
Skills useful in carrying out face-to-face personal communication, as in conversations. Slide8
cognitive/academic language
proficiency
(CALP)Slide9
cognitive/academic language
proficiency
(CALP)
Skills requiring abstract language abilities (analysis, synthesis, etc
.)
useful in carrying out academic-related tasks.Slide10
cognitive styleSlide11
cognitive style
Predisposition to process information in a characteristic manner.Slide12
extrinsic motivationSlide13
extrinsic motivation
Motivation in which there is anticipation of a reward (material or
non-material
) from outside the self.Slide14
field dependence (FD)Slide15
field dependence (FD)
Type of cognitive style: learners tend to perceive a field as a whole (holistic perception).Slide16
field independence (FI)Slide17
field independence (FI)
Type of cognitive style: learners perceive a part distinct from its background, in a perceptual sense. Slide18
integrative orientationSlide19
integrative orientation
A desire
to know more about and identify with the target language community. Slide20
instrumental orientationSlide21
instrumental orientation
When instrumental reasons primarily motivate the language study.Slide22
intelligenceSlide23
intelligence
Hypothesized general factor underlying the ability to adapt to the environment, often
operationalized
in terms of traditional IQ tests emphasizing skills valued in academic contexts.Slide24
intrinsic motivationSlide25
intrinsic motivation
Motivation that leads to internally rewarding
consequences.Slide26
learning strategiesSlide27
learning stratgies
Specific actions, behaviors, or techniques used to improve progress in learning and using the
L2. Slide28
learning styleSlide29
learning style
A person’s usual and preferred way of acquiring, processing, and remembering new information and skills
.Slide30
Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT)Slide31
Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT)
Test that measures aptitude components phonetic coding ability, grammatical sensitivity, and rote memory through five different
subtests.Slide32
motivation (in language learning
)Slide33
motivation (in language learning
)
Effort invested to learn an L2; Gardner (1985
) defined it as:
Effort to learn a language
+ desire
to achieve a goal
+ positive
attitudes toward language
learning. Slide34
orientationSlide35
orientation
Overall aim, purpose, direction
and/or
goal of language learning.Slide36
phonological short-term
memory (
or
phonological
memory, PM)Slide37
phonological short-term memory (
or
phonological
memory, PM)
Subsystem of working memory responsible for temporary maintenance of acoustic or speech-based information.Slide38
working memory (WM)Slide39
working memory (WM)
An
active system for temporarily storing and manipulating information needed in the execution of complex cognitive tasks, such as comprehension of verbal material.