ON INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AFFECTING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Abstract

There are plenty of factors affecting the foreign language process. Amongthe factors like choosing the right method and environment, learners’ firstlanguage, teachers’ dedication individual learner differences have a vitalimportance in deciding success or failure in foreign language learning.Although there is a consensus about the role of individual differences, thereis a quagmire in identifying, describing and classifying these factors. Thepresent paper provides an overview of the most significant differences likeage, intelligence, aptitude, learning styles and strategies, motivation andanxiety among others. It also describes the various classifications done byresearchers of the field

Keywords

• Foreign language teaching
• individual differences
• affectivefactors
• cognitive factors

Yabancı dil öğretiminde bireysel farklılıklar kavramına genel bir bakış

Öz

Yabancı dil öğretimi süreci boyunca, öğrenciyi başarıya götüren birçoketmen vardır. Uygun yöntemin seçilmesinden ders ortamına, anadili ilehedef dil arasındaki ilişkiden öğretmen yetkinliğine kadar çeşitlendirilebilecek bu etmenler her ne kadar iyileştirilmeye de çalışılsa, ideal koşullarbelirlenip uygulanılsa da süreç, öğrenciden öğrenciye farklılık gösterecektir. Bu durumun temelinde şüphesiz, bireysel farklılıklar yatmaktadır.Araştırmacılar tarafından da kabul görmüş olan bu düşünce doğrultusundayabancı dil öğretiminde rol oynayan yaş, zekâ, eğilim, öğrenme biçemleri vestratejileri, güdülenme ve kaygı gibi bireysel farklılıkların tanımlanması veulamlandırılması üzerine birçok çalışma yapılmıştır. Bu derleme çalışmasında, yıllar içinde ortaya çıkan farklı görüşler ve bunlara bağlı olarakyapılan tanımların açıklanması amaçlanmaktadır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yabancı dil öğretimi
• bireysel farklılıklar
• duyuşsaletmenler
• bilişsel etmenler

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