Factors of effective language learning

LANGUAGE APTITUDE

motivation attitude towards the 2^nd lg community ability to learn personality age

MOTIVATION

EXTRINSIC INTRINSIC

INTEGRATIVE INSTRUMENTAL

Attraction goals:

• SHORT- TERM ( e.g. to pass a test, journey, to finish a unit in a book)

• LONG- TERM ( better job, emigration plans)

EXTRINSIC (external) - influenced by external factors; imposed by the environment.

1. desire to integrate with target lg community - INTEGRATIVE

2. lg as an instrument to achieve other goals - INSTRUMENTAL

INTRINSIC ( internal) - physical conditions, methods used, the teacher, success complete success will be determinig.

• LANGUAGE EGO a very strong attachment to the native lg country. If it's very high it'll disturb lg learning.

• ABILITY TO LEARN innate, inborn. Connected with cognitive factor. General intelligence is quite helpful.

Helpful abilities:

• Memory

• Phonetic, coding ability to indetify, remember & produce sounds

• Grammatical sensibility

• Ability to injuice intuition above grammar

PERSONALITY:

• Extraversity/ introversity

• Self- esteem

• Tolerance for ambiguity

• Empathy

AGE ( attention span, critical period)

` TEACH ENGLISH', A. Doff (CUP)