Predictores psicolingüísticos de la adquisición y aprendizaje del inglés como segunda lengua

Olber Eduardo Arango Tobón; Isabel Cristina Puerta Lopera; Paula Andrea Montoya Zuluaga; José Wilmar Sánchez Duque

doi:10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.2228

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Psycholinguistic predictors of the acquisition and learning of English as a second language

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.2228

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Published: Jun 27, 2013

Issue: Vol. 31 No. 3 (2013)

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Keywords: English learning and acquisition psycholinguistics bilingualism second language psycholinguistic processes psycholinguistic predictors

Authors

Olber Eduardo Arango Tobón
Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó

Isabel Cristina Puerta Lopera
Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo

Paula Andrea Montoya Zuluaga
Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo

José Wilmar Sánchez Duque
Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo

Abstract

The skills and psycholinguistic competences in the mother tongue (L1) seem to play a fundamental role in the acquisition and learning of a second language (L2). The purpose of this study was to establish the psycholinguistic predictors of the L1 for the acquisition and learning of English as an L2. The sample was made up of 111 children, students in public schools of the city of Medellín. The results of this research project suggest that there are two psycholinguistic factors considered as strong predictors of L1 for the acquisition of English as an L2, the first factor was named syntactic analysis and the second one phono-lexical. In conclusion, the skills in L1 and the aptitudes for the acquisition of the L2 are closely related or at least the psycholinguistic profile in L1 is fundamental for the acquisition and learning of English as an L2.

Author Biographies

Olber Eduardo Arango Tobón, Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó

Psicólogo. Magister en Neuropsicología

Isabel Cristina Puerta Lopera, Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo

Psicóloga; doctora en Psicología.

Paula Andrea Montoya Zuluaga, Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo

Psicóloga; doctora en Psicología.

José Wilmar Sánchez Duque, Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigo

Reeducador; doctor en Psicología.

How to Cite

Arango Tobón, O. E., Puerta Lopera, I. C., Montoya Zuluaga, P. A., & Sánchez Duque, J. W. (2013). Psycholinguistic predictors of the acquisition and learning of English as a second language. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana, 31(3), 546–555. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.2228

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