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3 - Testing Language Aptitude

LLAMA Evolution and Refinement

from Part I - Revisiting and Refining Aptitude Tests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2023

By
Vivienne Rogers ,
Paul Meara  and
Brian Rogers
Edited by
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen ,
Peter Skehan  and
Richard L. Sparks
Zhisheng (Edward) Wen
Affiliation:
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Peter Skehan
Affiliation:
Institute of Education, University of London
Richard L. Sparks
Affiliation:
Mount St Joseph University
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Summary

The chapter will first provide an overview of the developmental stages of the LLAMA aptitude test battery since its inception in 2005; then, more importantly, the chapter moves on to discuss the potential limitations of the current format in terms of internal and external validity. Towards the end, it will outline some new features and changes that have recently been brought to this increasingly popular language aptitude test battery. Data from the new online LLAMA tests will be reported (from LLAMA to ALPACAA and back again). The new LLAMA tests are now available online on Meara’s lognostics website: http://www.lognostics.co.uk/tools/LLAMA_3/index.htm.

Keywords

Language aptitudeLLAMAALPACAAworking memory
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Language Aptitude Theory and Practice , pp. 47 - 72
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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