Personality factors & the good language learner

Personality factors & the good language learner

1. extroversion/introversion

   • if the learner is extroverted, he/she will tend to interact with others and thus practice the language more often
   • if the learner is introverted he/she will be more quiet and will interact less than the extroverted, this practice the language less than the extroverted

2. Tolerance of ambiguity

   • The ability to face new stimuli of an ambiguous without frustration and help from everybody

3. Anxiety

   • Many of the studies prove the existence of situational language anxiety felt by most learners when engaging in the process of language learning
   • Trait
     • permanent personality feature
   • state
     • could be more temporary
   • situation-specific
     • aroused by a specific situational context

4. risk-taking/Inhibition

   • research is largely based on investigations in psychological laboratories in which subjects agree to participate in certain tasks involving risk-taking behavior.

5. Good Language Learners (GLLs) were described by these scholars as follows

   • they generally adopt a very active role in the classroom
   • They have good techniques to practice listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
   • elaborate an awareness of language both as a formal, grammatical system, and as a means of communication
   • gradually develop the new language into a system and learn to think in it
   • accept and can deal with the affective demands of learning an L2
   • They are always looking for clues that will help them understand how the language works

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