A presentation on the role of personality factors in second language acquistion.

1. PERSONALITY FACTORS in sla Presented by: Siti Nurfatihah Zakaria Radhiah binti Yunus Hatice Erdogan Sumeye Sahin Jang Lu Rui Li Yu University of Malaya, KL

2. CONTENTS PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

4. Responding

5. Valuing. Placing worth

6. Organization. System of beliefs & Hierarchy

7. Act in accordance with the value systemPBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

8. Affective Factors in SLA PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

9. Self-esteem Personal Judgment of worthiness that is expressed in the attitudes that individuals hold toward themselves. Derived from experiences with themselves and others, and assessments of the external world. 3 levels of self-esteem: General or Global – (overall self-appraisal over time) Situational / Specific – (self-appraisal in particular life situations) Task – (particular tasks within specific situations) Teachers can have a positive and influential effect on: Linguistic performance The Emotional well-being of the students PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

11. Internal: Ability; Effort

13. a feeling about a capability of carrying out a task

14. a learner with lower self-efficacy may attribute failure * it is essential for learners to believe in themselves PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

16. Related to 2 types of self-confidence

17. State communicative self confidence

18. L2 self-confidence

19. It is also related to self-efficacy PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

23. Take the risk of being wrong (bad grade, fail in one exam, punishment, embarrassment) 1.High Risk-Takers: may need to be “tamed” 2.Silent Students: Encourage guessing 3.Value the student as persons for those risks that they take. PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

28. SL: important variables: Empathy and Extroversion

29. “putting yourself into someone else’s shoes”

30. Communication requires a sophisticated degree of empathy.

32. how different cultures express empathyPBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

34. influence teachers’ perception of students.

35. prejudging on the basis of perceived extroversion.

37. contrary to stereotypes

38. Introverts can have an inner strength of character

39. Cultural factor: improper to speak out

40. Extroversion may be a symptom of defensive barriers

41. There is no correlation between extroversion and L2 successPBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

43. Community

44. Social status

45. Security of groups

46. Internal, interactive forces in control Constructivist PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

47. Instrumental and Integrative Orientations Instrumental - acquire a language as a means for attaining instrument goals (reading technical material, translation, furthering a career, etc.) Integrative - integrate themselves into the culture of L2 group & become involved in social interchange in that group Assimilative - a more profound need to identify almost exclusively with the target language culture, possibly over a long-term period PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

48. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

49. THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF AFFECT Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Affectivity and mental/emotional processing > L2 Amygdala (temporal lobes of the human brains) – ability to make an appraisal of a stimulus To decide if your perception is pleasant and relevant or unpleasant and painful PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

51. Four two-dimensional categories:Introversion vs. extroversion Sensing vs. intuition Thinking vs. feeling Judging vs. perceiving PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

52. MEASURING AFFECTIVE FACTORS Validitya) widely validated previously b) do not rely on only one instrument Self-flattery syndromeperceptions are biased > desirable personality type Culturally ethnocentricdifficult to interpret cross-culturally Paper-and-pencil tests: asking for self rating by the learner PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

55. Consider own design of classroom techniques

56. Consider “10 commandments” for motivating learners:PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

57. Source: Brown, H. Douglas. 2007. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, 5th Edition. White Plains, NY: Pearson Education. Chapter 6. Created for: PBET 2113 Participants (TESL) Semester 2, AY 2009-2010 Department of Language & Literacy Faculty of Education University of Malaya KL Created by: Siti Nurfatihah Zakaria, Radhiah binti Yunus, Hatice Erdogan, Sumeye Sahin, Jang Lu Rui, Li Yu Facilitator: Jessie Grace U. Rubrico, PhD www.languagelinks.org PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL

58. THANK YOU…! PBET 2113 Group 4 (TESL) Semester 2 AY 2009-2010, Department of Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya KL