Sensitive periods, language aptitude, and ultimate L2 attainment

Abstract

1. List of contributors 2. Introduction and overview (by Granena, Gisela) 3. Part I. Age differences and maturational constraints 4. Maturational constraints on child and adult SLA (by Long, Mike) 5. Maturational constraints on lexical acquisition in a second language (by Spadaro, Katherine) 6. Age of acquisition effects or effects of bilingualism in second language ultimate attainment? (by Bylund, Emanuel) 7. Part II. Aptitude constructs and measures 8. Cognitive aptitudes for second language learning and the LLAMA Language Aptitude Test (by Granena, Gisela) 9. New conceptualizations of language aptitude in second language attainment (by Kormos, Judit) 10. Optimizing post-critical-period language learning (by Doughty, Catherine J.) 11. Part III. Age, aptitude and ultimate attainment 12. Reexamining the robustness of aptitude in second language acquisition (by Granena, Gisela) 13. Memory-based aptitude for nativelike selection: The role of phonological short-term memory (by Bolibaugh, Cylcia) 14. High-level proficiency in late L2 acquisition: Relationships between collocational production, language aptitude and personality (by Lundell, Fanny Forsberg) 15. Part IV. Implications for educational policy and language teaching 16. Some implications of research findings on sensitive periods in language learning for educational policy and practice (by Long, Mike) 17. Aptitude-treatment interaction studies in second language acquisition: Findings and methodology (by Vatz, Karen) 18. Subject index