The Psychology Of The Lagnuage Learner ― Individual Differences In Second Language Acquisition

For some time many studies tried to prove that one theory or another held sway in the acquisition of languages new to the learner. Dornyei (psycholinguistics, U. of Nottingham) reminds us, however, that language learning, like all other learning is an individual affair, covering individual differences in learning, personality, temperament, mood, language aptitude, motivation, learning and cognitive styles. Some of his most interesting observations are in the chapter on individual language learning strategies and self-regulation and in another on learner characteristics such as anxiety, beliefs and creativity. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)