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Nam, Juyeon, Kim, Youngjoo, Choi, enjung, & Lee, Sunhee, 2012. A Study on the Correlation between Language Aptitude and Grammaticality Judgement Competence. Korean Journal of Linguistics, 37-1, 131-155. This study examines the correlation between grammaticality judgement competence and language aptitude which is known as parameter of the success of second language learning. Aptitude and grammaticality judgement competence of 61 foreign learners of Korean were measured. PLAB was used for language aptitude and Korean grammaticality judgement test was developed to measure grammaticality judgement competence. The result showed that language analysis and sound discrimination which were sub-areas of language aptitude, and total score of language aptitude had very distinct correlation. Although the correlation between the total score of grammaticality judgement test and the total score of language aptitude was not found, the positive correlation was found between language analysis and the accuracy of 'locative particle’ and ‘honorific expression'. Language analysis and the accuracy of connecting ending '(-neurago)' showed a negative correlation. Also, a negative correlation between sound discrimination and the accuracy of ending '(-deon)' in learners of 5th level was found. Even though there was no correlation between TOPIK ranking and language aptitude, the study found the negative correlation between sound discrimination and age. (Kyung Hee University)