Zhisheng Wen|Adriana Biedro?|Peter Skehan
Foreign language aptitude theory: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Macao Polytechnic University|Macao Polytechnic University|Akademia Pomorska w S?upsku
foreign language fl aptitude generally refers specific talent learning foreign second language l2 experiencing long period marginalized interest fl aptitude research recent years witnessed renewed enthusiasm across disciplines educational psychology second language acquisition sla cognitive neuroscience paper sets offer historical updated account recent progress fl aptitude theory development research subtitle indicates paper centres three major issues following introduction clarification basic concepts section 1 traces early conceptions fl aptitude dominated john carrolls pioneering work section 2 summarizes examines recent theoretical perspectives fl aptitude models proposed researchers multiple disciplines significantly broadened conventional research traditions associated carrolls original conception based research synthesis current fl aptitude models section 3 suggests directions fl aptitude theory research might take coming years conclude working memory perspective fl aptitude presents one promising avenue advance development new aptitude tests predict speed automatization implicit learning greater control emerging language system addition argued issues domainspecificity versus domaingenerality aptitude tests may lead aptitude theory research becoming central applied linguistics