2026-04-17T06:59:49Zhttps://recercat.cat/oai/request

oai:recercat.cat:10459.1/597572024-12-05T22:32:41Zcom_2072_3622col_2072_479130

An exploratory study of the role of age and language learning aptitude in a short stay abroad Serrano, Raquel Llanes, Àngels Stay abroad Young learners Aptitude Grammar Formulaic sequences The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of age and aptitude on the second language (L2) gains made in English by a group of Catalan/Spanish bilinguals who spent three weeks in the United Kingdom. The participants included 39 learners aged between 12 and 17 years old. Aptitude was measured through a vocabulary test (LLAMA B, Meara, 2005), which examines rote memory. Participants’ L2 skills were analyzed through a grammaticality judgment test (GJT) and a formulaic sequences test (FST). The results indicate that the L2 learners made significant gains in the two tests after a three-week stay abroad. Additionally, both age and aptitude had a significant impact on the type of language gains the learners made: older learners outperformed younger learners in the two tasks, and high aptitude learners outperformed low aptitude learners in the FST. Nevertheless, no interactions were observed between L2 gains and age or aptitude. This research was supported by Grant FFI2010-18006 and Grant 2009SGR137. 2024-12-05T22:32:41Z 2024-12-05T22:32:41Z 2024-12-05T22:32:41Z 2017-06-01T09:55:46Z 2017-06-01T09:55:46Z 2015 article publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/59757 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//FFI2010-18006/ES/ADQUISICION DEL INGLES A DIFERENTES EDADES EN CONTEXTOS DE EXPOSICION INTENSIVA EXTRAESCOLAR Y ESCOLAR/ Reproducció del document publicat a http://vialjournal.webs.uvigo.es/pdf/Vial-2015-Article5.pdf Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2015, vol. 12, p. 107-126 (c) Vigo International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2015 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess University of Vigo