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     Do certain people actually have a “knack” for learning foreign languages? Anecdotal evidence would suggest that some people are indeed able to learn languages faster and more efficiently than others. One way of looking at such aptitude is the identification of characteristics of successful language learners. Risk-taking behavior, memory efficiency, intelligent guessing, willingness to communicate, low anxiety, and ambiguity tolerance are but a few of the many variables that have been cited

(Brown, H.D., Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, 2014. Adaptado)

    Historically, research on language aptitude has been a roller-coaster ride. John Carroll’s (Carroll & Sapon, 1959) pioneering work on aptitude, embodied in the Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT), began the quest. The MLAT asserted the predictability of number learning, sound discrimination, pattern discernment, and memorization for future success in a foreign language. This test, and some others, were used for some time in such contexts as Peace Corps volunteer training programs and military communications courses to help predict successful language learners.

(Brown, H.D., Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, 2014. Adaptado)