TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION_____________________________________________________3
1. PERSONAL AND GENERAL FACTORS AFFECTING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION_______________________________________________________5
1.1. PERSONAL FACTORS___________________________________________5
1.1.1. Group dynamics_____________________________________________5
1.1.2. Attitudes to the teacher and course materials_______________________6
1.1.3. Strategies___________________________________________________7
1.2. GENERAL FACTORS____________________________________________12
1.2.1. Age_______________________________________________________12
1.2.2. Intelligence and aptitude_______________________________________18
1.2.3. Personality_________________________________________________23
1.2.3.1. Self-Esteem____________________________________________24
1.2.3.2. Risk-taking_____________________________________________26
1.2.3.3. Inhibition ______________________________________________27
1.2.3.4. Anxiety _______________________________________________28
1.2.3.5. Introversion/ Extroversion_________________________________29
1.2.4. Motivation and attitudes______________________________________30
2.1. Research questions_______________________________________________41
2.2. The aim of the research___________________________________________42
2.3. The method of research___________________________________________42
2.4. Questionnaire as a research tool____________________________________43
2.5. The analysis of the data___________________________________________45
SUMMARY and CONCLUSIONS_______________________________________67
REFERENCES_______________________________________________________69
APPENDIX 1________________________________________________________71
APPENDIX 2________________________________________________________73
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