personality 性格

personality
Personality is composed of personality traits, like risk-taking, tolerance, inhibition, selfesteem, sensitivity to rejection, tolerance to ambiguity, extroversion/introversion etc.
(1)Self-confidence
• all things being equal, the self-confident, secure(有把握的) person is a more successful language learner. (Dulay et al. 1982:75)
(1)Self-confidence
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
• The typical extrovert is sociable, likes parties, has many friends, needs to have people to talk to, and does not like studying by himself…He always has a ready answer, and generally likes change… • The typical introvert, on the other hand, is a quiet, retiring sort of person, introspective, fond of books rather than people; he is reserved and distant, except with intimate friends… (Eysenck in Skehen, 1989:100)
In conclusion
• Personality is unique, distinctive and relatively stable; Personality is the product of its own functioning and is patterned methods relating to the environment, especially social environment.
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
• Rossier(1975) studied Spanish speaking high school students learning English as a second language in the US. The result demonstrated that extroverted students became proficient in English oral fluency more rapidly than the introverted students. • Strong(1983)‟s empirical research showed that extroversion was an advantage in acquiring communicative ability.
(1)Self-confidence
• to believe that one is able to accomplish what
one sets out to do, to overcome obstacles and challenges.(Peixe,2009) • self-confidence, according to the sociopsychologist, relates to self-assuredness in one‟s personal judgment, ability, power, etc • the belief of believing in yourself
If everything else is equal, extroverts do better in speaking than introverts.(Schumann, 1975)
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
• Are you more extroverted or introverted? • Which one is more advantageous to second language learning?
Teachers
• • • • • • knowledgeable patient, tolerant humorous warm-hearted enthusiastic considerate
students
• • • • • • hard-working disciplined initiative confident inquiring aggressive
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
Extroversion:
• talkative • risk-taking • sociable • guesser • more confident
Introversion:
• quiet • risk-averse • unsociable • wait and see • less confident
Other definition
• The more or less stable and enduring organization of a person‟s character, temperament, intellect and physique which determines his unique adjustment to the environment. ( Allport, 1937) • Social skills of individuals controlled the amount of exposure to the L2 (Fillmore, 1979).
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
• Personality variables involved in most of the research findings are extroversion-introversion. (Ellis, 1994)
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
• However, • Researches of Naiman et al.(1975), Naiman et al. (1978), Busch‟s(1982), and Strong(1983) among many others didn‟t provide support for the hypotheses that extroversion is more advantageous. • Busch(1982) found that extroversion had a significant negative correlation with pronunciation.
• The concept of extroversion and introversion was first introduced by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, the founder of analytical psychology known as jungian psychology. • It says like this: if a person‟s psychic energy usually flows outwards then he or she is an extrovert, while if the energy usually flows inwards, the person is an introvert.
Words that can be used to describe a person‟s personality
• kind generous warm-hearted sympathetic broad-minded ambitious aggressive shrewd smart selfish mean patient brave optimistic pessimistic timid shy enthusiastic honest cunning affectionate independent reserved sensitive frank thoughtful considerate acute tricky eloquent sociable talkative expressive
personality
• One of the most important sets of affective variables relevant to success in L2 learning.
– Self-confidence VS. self-consciousness – – – – Extroversion vs. introversion Inhibition Empathy Anxiety
Advantages of being self-confident: • not fearing rejection
• more likely to put themselves in learning situations • less likely to be throw into personal turmoil than those who are more self-conscious • more able to take in and process • less hampered by the conscious operation of the monitor
(2)Extroversion vs. introversion
• It is generally held that extroversion is advantageous to second language learning, while introversion is disadvantageous. • Sociability, outgoing and talkativeness, essential and indispensable features of extroversion, facilitate language learning by learners‟ getting more chances to practice and more input, • whereas reservation, shyness and self-restrain inhibit introverts from participating openly in the classroom and seeking out opportunities to practice.
personality
What iLeabharlann Baidu personality?
Personality is an important factor affecting the use of Iearning strategies, just as MeCaulley & Natter stated that “Personality is important because personality traits make a difference in how people learn and what they Iearn.” (Moody,1988:389)