Book: Perspectives on Individual Characteristics and Foreign Language Education

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Perspectives on Individual Characteristics and Foreign Language Education
Edited by Wai Meng Chan, Kwee Nyet Chin, Sunil Bhatt, and Izumi
Published by de Gruyter

Overview: 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.

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