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Intelligence

Learning Aptitude

Learning Styles

Personality

Attitudes

and

Motivation

Motivation in the classroom

Identity and Ethnicgroup

Affilation

Learner beliefs

Age

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING

L2 acquisition is not always related to the academic performance

specific abilities for language learning

invidual's preferred way to absorb, process, and retain new information

personality characteristics are likely to affect L2 learning

favourable attitude towards L2 results in increase of profiency

motivational strategies that the teacher uses

learners are sensitive to social dynamics and power relationships

assumption that a particular type of instruction is the best way far learners to learn

-younger learners= most likely to succeed

-adult learners=more efficient learners