COGNITIVE-INDIVIDUAL, LINGUISTIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES, AND SYNTACTIC ABILITIES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Authors: Eva Stranovská , Daša Munková , Michal Munk , Ivan Sarmány-Schuller
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The research was aimed at finding the measure of influence of cognitive-individual variables (Need for Structure, Ability to Achieve Cognitive Structure, Self-Esteem, Cognitive Style ‘Category Width’), linguistic variables (Verbal Intelligence, Morphology Score), and demographic variables (Study-year, Grade, Living abroad) on syntactic abilities of students studying English language and culture at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. Subsequently, we investigated the relation between syntactic ability and chosen variables. We used the following research methods: PNS Scale (Thompson et al., 1992), AACS (Bar-Tal, 1994), RSES (Rosenberg, 1965), C-W (Pettigrew, 1958), I-S-T (Amthauer, 1953, in Halama, Tomková, 2005), and Syntactic Abilities Test (Užáková et al., 2010). Findings showed a negative correlation between syntactic abilities and Morphology Score, between Study-year, Morphology Score and Grade. A positive correlation was observed between syntactic ability and Verbal Intelligence, and a negative correlation between Verbal Intelligence and Need for Structure. The observed variables explain 34% variability of syntactic ability in foreign language.

Keywords

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LINGUISTIC VARIABLES; LANGUAGE; RELIGION

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 273 – 287

Contributors

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Eva Stranovská

• Katedra germánských štúdií, Filozofická fakulta, Štefánikova 67, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak Republic

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Daša Munková

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Michal Munk

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Ivan Sarmány-Schuller