Exploring L1-L2 Relationships: The Impact of Individual Differences

This book traces and summarizes the author’s theoretical insights and empirical findings in the field of foreign language education. The volume explores individual differences in L1 ability and their connection to L2 aptitude and L2 achievement, L2 anxiety as an affective or cognitive variable, and the relationship between L1 and L2 reading.

Richard L. Sparks is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Graduate Education at Mount St. Joseph University, USA. His research interests include L2 aptitude, language and learning disabilities, reading disability (dyslexia), and foreign language anxiety, and he has published extensively in second (foreign) language and learning disability journals.