Phonetically Gifted Students – on the Language Aptitude Components

• Authors: Zalisz Katarzyna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The focal point of the article is to explore the notion of language aptitude from the perspective of phonetically gifted students. The introductory part includes an overview of primary as well as contemporary theories and research findings regarding the concept itself. Having presented the theoretical background, the following sections are devoted to the ongoing discussion concerning the language aptitude components and their mutual dependence. The final section focuses on possible perspectives and implications for further research in the area of foreign language attainment. Additionally, the author’s work-in-progress study on phonetically gifted students is delineated.

Keywords

EN

language aptitude; phonetically gifted students; language attainment; phonodidactics

• Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 18
• Pages: 479-486

Contributors

author

Zalisz Katarzyna

• University of Wroclaw, Wrocław

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Identifiers

DOI

10.23817/lingtreff.18-35