Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning
Abstract
An understanding of personality type can help teachers explain why students approach tasks differently: Some are successful, while some fail to participate in class activities (Oxford & Ehrman, 1990); Wilz, 2000, (as cited in Marefat, 2006, p.116). Many research studies, accordingly, have been done so far in an attempt to measure the level of success in language learning between outgoing students and their reserved counterparts. The results of these studies often turned out to be inconsistent, some showing a clear correlation between extroversion and success in learning a language, and others failing to demonstrate that there is a positive correlation between being extrovert and foreign language proficiency. The current study aimed at discovering the relationship, if any, between learner personality types and their successes in foreign language learning. The researchers administered the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) as a reliable instrument to determine the personality type for each subject. Thirty-two male and sixty-eight female intermediate level prep students studying in a middle size university in the north of Turkey participated in this study with, selected on a purposive sampling methodology. The average of each learner’s scores on reading, writing, speaking and listening courses served as an index of their success in language learning. The participants were also asked to fill out the MBTI questionnaire with two options for each item. Individuals were classified on the basis of their self-reported preferences. Analysis of data indicated that there is not a statistically significant relationship between learner personality type and success in language learning.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 17, 2017
Submission Date
December 12, 2016
Acceptance Date
July 26, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 8 Number: 3
APA
Özbay, A. Ş., Aydemir, T., & Atasoy, Y. (2017). Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning. 8(3), 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA27TX87ZY
AMA
1.Özbay AŞ, Aydemir T, Atasoy Y. Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning. IJERs. 2017;8(3):1-21. https://izlik.org/JA27TX87ZY
Chicago
Özbay, Ali Şükrü, Tuncer Aydemir, and Yasemin Atasoy. 2017. Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning. 8 (3): 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA27TX87ZY.
EndNote
Özbay AŞ, Aydemir T, Atasoy Y (December 1, 2017) Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning. 8 3 1–21.
IEEE
[1]A. Ş. Özbay, T. Aydemir, and Y. Atasoy, “Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning”, IJERs, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1–21, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27TX87ZY
ISNAD
Özbay, Ali Şükrü - Aydemir, Tuncer - Atasoy, Yasemin. “Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning” 8/3 (December 1, 2017): 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA27TX87ZY.
JAMA
1.Özbay AŞ, Aydemir T, Atasoy Y. Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning. IJERs. 2017;8:1–21.
MLA
Özbay, Ali Şükrü, et al. Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning. no. 3, Dec. 2017, pp. 1-21, https://izlik.org/JA27TX87ZY.
Vancouver
1.Ali Şükrü Özbay, Tuncer Aydemir, Yasemin Atasoy. Extroversion - Introversion in the Context of Foreign Language Learning [Internet]. Vols. 8. 2017 Dec. 1;8(3):1-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27TX87ZY