Individual Differences in Second Language Learning

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ISBN: 9780713166026 | 0713166029
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Copyright: 3/1/1989

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Understanding the way in which learners differ from one another is of fundamental concern to those involved in second-language acquisition, either as researchers or teachers. This account is the first book-length review of the important research into differences, considering matters such as aptitude, motivation, learner strategies, personality, and interaction between learner characteristics and types of instruction.

Acknowledgements

vii

Theoretical foundations

(9)

Models of SLA

(6)

The plan of the book

(2)

Methodological considerations

(15)

Questionnaire design and scale construction

(2)

Bivariate relationships

(4)

Multivariate statistics

(9)

Language aptitude

(24)

The development of aptitude batteries

(6)

Recent research on the origin of aptitude

(3)

Characterizing strengths and weaknesses

(4)

Critiques of language aptitude: a review

(7)

Language aptitude, SLA, and models of communicative competence

(4)

Motivation

(24)

A layman's approach to motivation

(1)

General psychological approaches to motivation

(2)

Specific motivations for language learning

(9)

The influence of motivation on language learning: a review of the issues

(9)

An evaluation of the role of motivation

(3)

Language learning strategies

(27)

Introduction

(1)

Earlier research

(6)

A comparision and evaluation of the earlier strategy research

(4)

Recent studies of learner strategies

(11)

Learner strategies: an evaluation

(4)

Learner strategies: conclusions

(2)

Additional congnitive and affective influences on language learning

100

(19)

Extroversion-introversion

100

(6)

Risk taking

106

(3)

Intelligence

109

(2)

Field independence and other congnitive abilities

111

(4)

Anxiety

115

(4)

Interactions

119

(17)

A framework for research on language learning

119

(3)

Aptitude-treatment interaction: congnitive influences

122

(7)

Aptitude-treatment interaction: affective/interpersonal influences

129

(5)

Conclusions: interaction studies

134

(2)

Conclusions and implications

136

(15)

Generalizations from individual difference studies

136

(5)

Individual differences and theory construction

141

(5)

Addition research

146

(4)

Conclusions

150

(1)

References

151

(12)

Indices

163

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