Ganschow L, Sparks R L, Javorsky J, Pohlman J, Bishop-Marbury A
Department of Educational Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056.
J Learn Disabil. 1991 Nov;24(9):530-41. doi: 10.1177/002221949102400905.
The present study compared successful and unsuccessful college foreign language learners on measures of intelligence, foreign language aptitude, native oral and written language, and math. Unsuccessful students had received petitions to waive the foreign language requirement. No significant differences between groups were found on intelligence and reading comprehension. Significant differences were found on the Modern Language Aptitude Test, on tests of written and oral language in the syntactic and phonological domains, and on math calculation. Authors suggest that students with foreign language learning difficulties may have underlying native language problems manifested especially in the areas of syntax and phonology. Suggestions for diagnosing a foreign language disability are made.
本研究比较了成功与不成功的大学外语学习者在智力、外语学习能力倾向、母语口语和书面语以及数学方面的表现。不成功的学生已收到免除外语要求的申请。两组在智力和阅读理解方面未发现显著差异。在现代语言学习能力倾向测试、句法和语音领域的书面语和口语测试以及数学计算方面发现了显著差异。作者认为，有外语学习困难的学生可能存在潜在的母语问题，尤其在句法和语音方面表现明显。文中还给出了诊断外语学习障碍的建议。
