LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 12 : 6 June 2012
ISSN 1930-2940

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Exploring the Nature of Personality in the Current Studies of Academic Performance with Focus on Language Learning

Seyed Hossein Fazeli, M.A.

1. Introduction

Since individual differences have been identified as variables influencing language learning outcome (Larsen-Freeman & Long, 1991; Skehan, 1989); and as it was shown by the study of Marttinen (2008), the high percent of source of learners’ knowledge comes from teachers; Horwitz (1988) encourages teachers to discover the prescriptive belief of their own students. In this way, since 1990s, there has been a growing interest on how personality correlates to academic performance. Moreover, according to Cook (2008), to understand scientifically, it must be interesting in personality. In such case, so high progress has been made toward a consensus on personality structure (Costa & McCare, 1992; John, 1990; McCare & John, 1992).

The examination of the variation in human behavior refers to the study of individual differences (Ehrman & Dornyei, 1998). The study of individual differences includes many subsets of studies such as the study of personality differences (Hampson & Colman, 1995), and personality factors that are important in development of linguistic abilities (Ellis, 1985). Moreover, psychologically, it is a truism that people are different in many fundamental ways, and there are infinitely variables (Skehan, 1989). In this manner, Horwitz (1999) points out “language learners are individuals approaching language learning in their own unique way” (p.558). In addition, individuals who are characterized as a particular psychological type, adopt different learning strategies (Brown, 2001).In such situation, the teachers must aware of the relationship between personality and academic performance (Cattel & Butcher, 1968; Eysenck, 1967). Moreover, the study of individuality and personality differences is a central theme in psychology as well as the other areas of social and behavior sciences (Saklofske & Eysneck, 1998).

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Seyed Hossein Fazeli
Department Linguistics
University of Mysore
Manasagangothri
Mysore-570006
Karnataka
India
fazeli78@yahoo.com
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