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The Etiology of Individual Differences in Second Language Acquisition in Australian School Students: A Behavior-Genetic Study
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- Coventry, William (author)
- University of New England, Australia
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- Anton-Mendez, Ines (author)
- University of New England, Australia
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- Ellis, Elizabeth M. (author)
- University of New England, Australia
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- Levisen, Christina (author)
- University of New England, Australia
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- Byrne, Brian (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande,Filosofiska fakulteten
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- H P van Daal, Victor (author)
- University of Stavanger, Norway
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- Ellis, Nick C (author)
- University of Michigan, MI 48109 USA
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- 2012-07-16
- 2012
- English.
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In: Language learning. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 0023-8333 .- 1467-9922. ; 62:3, s. 880-901
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- We present one of the first behavior-genetic studies of individual differences in school students levels of achievement in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA). We assessed these language abilities in Australian twin pairs (maximum N pairs = 251) by means of teacher ratings, class rankings, and self-ratings of proficiency, and used the classic twin design to estimate the relative influences of genes, shared (family/school) environment, and unique environment. Achievement in ISLA was more influenced by additive genetic effects (72%, 68%, and 38% for teacher ratings, class rankings, and twin self-ratings, respectively) than by shared environment effects, which were generally not substantial (20%, 07%, and 13%). Genetic effects distinct to speaking and listening, on the one hand, and reading and writing, on the other, were evident for the twin self-ratings. We discuss the limitations and implications of these findings and point to research questions that could profitably be addressed in future studies.
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- twin
- behavior genetics
- second language acquisition
- reading
- writing
- speaking
- listening
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
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- art (subject category)
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