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  • 7 - Testing Language Aptitude for Recently Arrived Parent–Child Immigrant Dyads

  • from Part II - Aptitude Testing of Diverse Groups
  • Edited by Zhisheng (Edward) Wen, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Peter Skehan, Institute of Education, University of London, Richard L. Sparks, Mount St Joseph University
  • Book:
    Language Aptitude Theory and Practice
    Published online:
    27 May 2023
    Print publication:
    27 April 2023, pp 150-175

  • Summary

    The LLAMA tests have been widely used in aptitude research since their development in the early 2000s, but almost exclusively with (highly) educated adults (college students or immigrants with a college degree). Following the idea that research in the humanities suffers from an over-representation of Western undergraduates that may bias some of its results, we discuss the difference in the scores on the LLAMA tests obtained by the participants of a recent study on new immigrants when compared to the scores of a number of former studies on other populations. We also discuss the predictive effect of these aptitude measures on the development of proficiency in the majority language by the same participants and argue for more research with under-served populations.