Exploring L1-L2 Relationships

Acknowledgements



Foreword



Richard L. Sparks: Introduction and Overview



Part 1: Theoretical Insights into L1-L2 Relationships: IDs in L1 Attainment and the Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis (LCDH)



1. Richard L. Sparks and Leonore Ganschow: Searching for the Cognitive Locus of Foreign Language Learning Difficulties: Linking First and Second Language Learning



2. Richard L. Sparks and Leonore Ganschow: The Impact of Native Language Learning Problems on Foreign Language Learning: Case Study Illustrations of the Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis



3. Richard L. Sparks: Examining the Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis to Explain Individual Differences in Foreign Language Learning



Part 2: Empirical Support for L1-L2 Relationships and Cross-linguistic Transfer



4. Richard L. Sparks, Jon Patton, Leonore Ganschow, Nancy Humbach and James Javorsky: Long-term Cross-linguistic Transfer of Skills from L1 to L2



5. Richard L. Sparks, Jon Patton and Julie Luebbers: Individual Differences in L2 Achievement Mirror Individual Differences in L1 Skills and L2 Aptitude: Cross-linguistic Transfer of L1 Skills to L2



6. Richard L. Sparks, Jon Patton, Leonore Ganschow and Nancy Humbach: Do L1 Reading Achievement and L1 Print Exposure Contribute to the Prediction of L2 Proficiency?



Part 3: Relationships Among IDs in L1 Attainment, L2 Aptitude, and L2 Proficiency



7. Richard L. Sparks, Jon Patton and Leonore Ganschow: Profiles of More and Less Successful L2 Learners: A Cluster Analysis Study



8. Richard L. Sparks, Jon Patton, Leonore Ganschow and Nancy Humbach: Long-term Relationships among Early First Language Skills, Second Language Aptitude, Second Language Affect and Later Second Language Proficiency



9. Richard L. Sparks, Jon Patton, Leonore Ganschow and Nancy Humbach: Subcomponents of Second Language Aptitude and Second Language Proficiency



Part 4: L2 Anxiety: Affective Variable or Cognitive Variable?



10. Richard L. Sparks and Leonore Ganschow: Foreign Language Learning Difficulties: Affective or Native Language Aptitude Differences?



11. Richard L. Sparks and Leonore Ganschow: Is the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) Measuring Anxiety or Language Skills?



12. Richard L. Sparks and Jon Patton: Relationship of L1 Skills and L2 Aptitude to L2 Anxiety on the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale



Part 5: Relationships between L1 and L2 Reading Ability



13. Richard L. Sparks: Language Deficits in Poor L2 Comprehenders: The Simple View



14. Richard L. Sparks, Jon Patton and Julie Luebbers: L2 Reading Comprehension is Hard Because L2 Listening Comprehension is Hard, Too



15. Richard L. Sparks: Identification and Characteristics of Strong, Average and Weak Foreign Language Readers: The Simple View of Reading Model



Part 6: Individual Differences in L1 Achievement, L2 Aptitude and L2 Achievement



16. Richard L. Sparks: Explaining Individual Differences in L1 Ability and their Relationship to IDs in L2 Aptitude and L2 Achievement



Part 7: Epilogue and Future Directions



17. Richard L. Sparks: Conclusion: Toward a Model of Language Aptitude



Appendices



References



Index

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SLA; FLA; L2 attainment; L2 aptitude; L2 anxiety; L1-L2 cross-linguistic transfer; language deficits; FLCAS; Foreign Language Anxiety Scale; second language affect; second-language proficiency; second-language aptitude; L2 proficiency; crosslinguistic transfer; cross-linguistic transfer; Linguistic Coding Deficit Hypothesis; native language learning problems; first language learning; second language learning; foreign language learning difficulties; LCDH; L1-L2 relationships; L1 attainment; individual differences; foreign language education; Linguistic Coding Differences Hypothesis