Individual Learner Differences and Second Language Acquisition: A Review
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Individual Learner Differences and Second Language Acquisition: A Review
The level of second language acquisition depends on many factors controlled by nature or shaped by nurture. The present paper studies the role of individual learner differences in second language acquisition (SLA). The individual differences, viz., age, sex, aptitude, motivation, cognitive style, learning strategies, and personality are defined and classified. A detailed review of the studies c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Language Teaching and Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1798-4769
DOI: 10.4304/jltr.3.4.639-646