Factors Affecting Language Learning

Start with an overview

The mind map “Factors Affecting Language Learning” is a starting point for this page. It brings together age, multiple intelligences and learning strategies, including cognitive, memory-related and social strategies. Use its branches to see which terms you want to explore further.

Next, try “Cognitive Factors on Language Learning”. It brings aptitude, intelligence, cognitive style and learning strategies into one map. University students can use the branches to practice explaining how the terms relate, while teachers can use them to select material for a discussion.

Compare cognitive and social factors

The page includes several mind maps on cognitive influences. One discusses intelligence and multiple intelligences; another considers aptitude and the ability to communicate meanings. Compare their branches with the notes on cognitive influences, which cover intelligence, aptitude, cognitive style and learning strategies. Make a short list of the ideas each resource includes.

Then open “Social factors in second language acquisition”. One map introduces the sociolinguistic setting, including the role of a second language in society. Another includes linguistic distance between languages. These maps give you a different set of factors to consider alongside the cognitive resources.

Use maps with questions

There are no quizzes listed on this topic page. You can still write your own quiz questions from a map: choose a branch, turn its label into a question, and try answering without looking. Return to the map to check what you included, then repeat with a different resource.

Place the topic in the unit

Factors Affecting Language Learning is a section of Language Acquisition and Learning in English language. Keep the unit name in view as you compare the resources on this page: it gives you a place to organize your notes on cognitive and social factors. Choose a map and use its branches to begin your own set of questions.