The Big Five model or the Five

Factor model

extraversion vs. introversion

neuroticism vs. emotional stability
conscientiousness
agreeableness
openness to experience
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
(MBTI)

extraversion introversion
sensing intuiting
thinking feeling
judging perceiving
 meticulous
persevering
sociable
independent
inquisitive
involved
organized
active
flexible
assertive
imaginative
 Individual variability one of the most
individual factors in the SLA
Identical circumstances, differences in L2
profficiency
Personality refers to those relatively stable
and enduring aspects of the individual
which distinguish him from other people,
and at the same time, form the basis of our
predictions concerning his future behavior
Wright & Taylor Introducing
psychology
Atributes of personality
Peterson, Personality
i. Integrated part of the individual
something person is, does, or has
ii. Psychological abstract vs possession
iii. Characteristics unique psychological
signature
iv. (dis)functional succeed or fail
Self-esteem
Essential for succeeding
Individual sense of self-esteem based
on the other peoples feedback
Global
Situational might refer to SLA in
general
Task ones self-evaluation of
particular aspect
Self-esteem, cont.
Teachers influence both academic
performance and emotional state of SL
learner
High self-esteem = higher academic
achievement
Inhibition and risk-taking
Inhibition discourages risk-taking
Learn on mistakes
Correction leads to perfection
Loss of status
Anxiety
Feel of discomfort in an unknown aspect
Communication apprehension
Fear of negative social evaluation
Test anxiety

Negative effect on SLA

Learning environment factors
Emapthy
Empathy, the ability to put oneself in
anothers shoes, is also predicted to be
relevant to acquisition in that the
empathic person may be the one who is
able to identify more easily with
speakers of a target language and thus
accept their input as intake for language
acquisition (lowered affective filter).
Extroversion and introversion
Personal characteristics
Pros and cons
Social contact with L2 vs. Being well-
organized
Motivation
Trait that leads to a goal
Mastering a new language
Mastering communication skills
Intrinsic and extrinsic
(inner vs outer reward)
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