The Role of Personality in Second Language Learning: An Exploration of Influence of Students’ Personality Traits in Chinese foreign language schools

The Role of Personality in Second Language Learning: An Exploration of Influence of Students’ Personality Traits in Chinese foreign language schools

Individual differences (IDs) have an important influence on second language acquisition (SLA). Intelligence, learning styles, personality and motivation, etc. are included in the IDs and personality characteristics seem one of the significant influence factors of acquiring the second language effectively. This article aims to explore some applications about the effects of personal characteristics in Chinese English classrooms. Most extroverted students perform well in English language acquisition such as speaking tests and communication capacity. However, there are some quiet learners or students who are unwilling to speak in the class could get good grades on pronunciation and listening as well. Also, these introverted students are likely to good at memorization and writing practice. This is different from stereotype of successful language learners who always are related to extroversion. This article aims to explore some applications about the effects of personal characteristics in Chinese English classrooms, and based on practice, research and explore how to create a class that suits most personality types and how to design the specific tasks to meet the needs of students with different characters to enhance language teaching efficiency.