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A Study of Some of the Possible Factors Involved in Foreign Language Learning 1
Author(s) -
Spoerl Dorothy Tilden
Publication year - 1939
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1939.tb02817.x
Subject(s) - german , relation (database) , foreign language , psychology , linguistics , correlation , language acquisition , positive correlation , developmental psychology , mathematics education , computer science , philosophy , mathematics , medicine , geometry , database
Author's Summary— A study of language learning through tests shows definite correlation with intelligence for women, none for men, suggesting the presence of diverse factors. There was no correlation for Ascendance‐Submission or Form. Relation between German grade and scholastic standing indicates that language ability is not an isolated type of learning.