A Theory-Based Approach to the Measurement of Foreign Language Learning Ability: The Canal-F Theory and Test
| Autor: | Madeline Ehrman, Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigornko |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Linguistics and Language
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Comprehension approach Modern Language Aptitude Test Foreign language Test theory computer.software_genre Second-language acquisition Language and Linguistics Linguistics Language assessment Aptitude Artificial intelligence Psychology business computer Language-learning aptitude Natural language processing media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Modern Language Journal. 84:390-405 |
| ISSN: | 1540-4781 0026-7902 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/0026-7902.00076 |
| Popis: | This article presents a rationale, description, and partial construct validation of a new theory of foreign language aptitude: CANAL-F—Cognitive Ability for Novelty in Acquisition of Language (Foreign). The theory was applied and implemented in a test of foreign language aptitude (CANAL-FT). Three unique features differentiate the new test from many existing tests of FL aptitude. The CANAL-FT is grounded in cognitive theory, dynamic rather than static, and simulation-based. This article outlines the CANAL-F theory and details of its instrumentation through the test (CANAL-FT), discusses the psychometric properties of the CANAL-FT, and presents the first construct-validation data on the theory and test. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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