Perspectives on Individual Characteristics and Foreign Language Education

Learner characteristics have been at the center of second language acquisition and foreign language education research in response to the puzzling questions: Why are there often large differences in second language (L2) learning achievement and why do many learners, though proficient first language speakers, not succeed in learning a L2? The papers in this book explore and challenge the three key factors in individual difference research: language aptitude, language learning strategies and motivation.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sunil Bhatt (Editor), Sunil Bhatt et al (Editor), Wai Meng Chan (Editor), Kwee Nyet Chin (Editor), Kwee Nyet Chin (Editor), Izumi Walker (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.09.2012
• EAN: 9781614510956
• ISBN: 978-1-61451-095-6
• No. of pages: 342
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 24 mm x 239 mm
• Weight: 648 g
• Series: Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education [SSFLE]
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures