Language Learning Aptitude

 Language Learning Aptitude: We often come across people who have learned several languages both at school and college and when they have traveled abroad.

So, there is a popular idea that some people have a knack for languages, just like having a feel for music or dancing or being good with one’s hands.

In the second half of the last century the study of languages, especially foreign languages, began to increase- covering more languages and more students.

Linguists and psychologists took up research on language aptitude, and two well-known tests were developed: the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) of Carroll and Sapon (1959), and the Pimsleur Language Aptitude Battery (PLAB) of Pimsleur (1966).

These tests have sections dealing with specific sub-skills like phonetic coding, grammatical sensitivity, sound discrimination, sound-symbol association, short term memory after rote learning,

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