The relationship between aptitude and working memory: an instructed SLA context

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dc.authoridErcetin, Gulcan/0000-0002-7149-7814|YALCIN, SEBNEM/0000-0003-2143-8055
dc.authorwosidErcetin, Gulcan/ABD-5224-2020
dc.authorwosidYALCIN, SEBNEM/AAA-7896-2020
dc.contributor.authorYalcin, Sebnem
dc.contributor.authorCercen, Sevde
dc.contributor.authorErcetin, Gulcan
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T20:45:11Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T20:45:11Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractWorking memory (WM) as a key component of language aptitude has become a topical issue, with some going so far as to argue that WM can replace language aptitude. Research that specifically investigates the relationship between WM and language aptitude is rather limited. This study explores the determinants of language aptitude, with a focus on WM capacity. A total of 72 Turkish university students with advanced English proficiency participated in the study. The instruments used to measure WM capacity included a reading span task in L1 (Turkish) and L2 (English) and an operation span task in L1. Language aptitude was measured with a computerised aptitude test: the LLAMA. A correlation analysis revealed that WM capacity correlated with the language aptitude total score rather than language aptitude subcomponents, with the exception of grammatical inferencing. A principal component analysis further showed WM and language aptitude as separate constructs. In addition, two distinct factors emerged under the aptitude construct, which can be attributed to the modality of the aptitude subtests. The results suggest that WM capacity still has a key role in the renewed aptitude construct, yet these two cognitive abilities are not interchangeable.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipBogazici University Research Fund [12D06P1]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Bogazici University Research Fund [ grant number 12D06P1].en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09658416.2015.1122026
dc.identifier.endpage158en_US
dc.identifier.issn0965-8416
dc.identifier.issn1747-7565
dc.identifier.issue1.Şuben_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84955717358en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage144en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2015.1122026
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/7429
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000378123200010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofLanguage Awarenessen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectLanguage Aptitudeen_US
dc.subjectLanguage Analytical Abilityen_US
dc.subjectWorking Memoryen_US
dc.subjectLlama Aptitude Testen_US
dc.subjectİnstructed Language Learningen_US
dc.subjectExplicit Language Aptitudeen_US
dc.subjectShort-Term-Memoryen_US
dc.subjectIndividual-Differencesen_US
dc.subjectLanguageen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectFeedbacken_US
dc.subjectImpliciten_US
dc.subjectExpliciten_US
dc.subjectCapacityen_US
dc.subjectGrammaren_US
dc.titleThe relationship between aptitude and working memory: an instructed SLA contexten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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