Neurology of foreign language aptitude

• Authors: Adriana Biedroń
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This state-of-the art paper focuses on the poorly explored issue of foreign language aptitude, attempting to present the latest developments in this field and reconceptualizations of the construct from the perspective of neuroscience. In accordance with this goal, it first discusses general directions in neurolinguistic research on foreign language aptitude, starting with the earliest attempts to define the neurological substrate for talent, sources of difficulties in the neurolinguistic research on foreign language aptitude and modern research methods. This is followed by the discussion of the research on the phonology of foreign language aptitude with emphasis on functional and structural studies as well as their consequences for the knowledge of the concept. The subsequent section presents the studies which focus on lexical and morphosyntactic aspects of foreign language aptitude. The paper ends with a discussion of the limitations of contemporary research, the future directions of such research and selec ed methodological issues.

Keywords

EN

foreign language aptitude; neurology; neurolinguistics; individual differences

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 13-40

Dates

cover

2015-03

Contributors

author

Adriana Biedroń

• Pomeranian University, Słupsk, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/ssllt.2015.5.1.2