This document outlines personality factors and socio-cultural factors that can influence language learning. For personality factors, it discusses traits like self-esteem, risk-taking, anxiety, and extroversion/introversion. It also addresses motivation and measuring affective factors. For socio-cultural factors, it covers topics ranging from stereotypes and attitudes to second language acquisition, culture in the classroom, world Englishes, linguistic imperialism, and the relationship between language, thought, and culture.
This document outlines personality factors and socio-cultural factors that can influence language learning. For personality factors, it discusses traits like self-esteem, risk-taking, anxiety, and extroversion/introversion. It also addresses motivation and measuring affective factors. For socio-cultural factors, it covers topics ranging from stereotypes and attitudes to second language acquisition, culture in the classroom, world Englishes, linguistic imperialism, and the relationship between language, thought, and culture.
This document outlines personality factors and socio-cultural factors that can influence language learning. For personality factors, it discusses traits like self-esteem, risk-taking, anxiety, and extroversion/introversion. It also addresses motivation and measuring affective factors. For socio-cultural factors, it covers topics ranging from stereotypes and attitudes to second language acquisition, culture in the classroom, world Englishes, linguistic imperialism, and the relationship between language, thought, and culture.
2. Self-Esteem 3. Inhibition 4. Risk Taking 5. Anxiety 6. Empathy 7. Extroversion – Introversion 8. Myers - Briggs Character types 9. Motivation 10. Instrumental and integrative orientations 11. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation 12. The neurobiology of affect 13. Measuring affective factors 14. In the classroom putting method into perspective Chapter 7 - Socio Cultural Factors
1. From stereotypes to generalizations
2. Attitudes 3. Second culture Acquisition ( Ignacio) 4. Social distance 5. Culture in the classroom 6. Language policy and politics 7. World Englishes 8. ESL and EFL 9. Linguistic Imperialism and Language rights 10. Language policy and the “English Only” debate 11. Language, thought and culture ( Ignacio)