EXTROVERSION-INTROVERSION AS FACTORS IN AFFECTING SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Presented by :Mutia Noviastuti (14706251015)

English Department Post Graduate ProgramYogyakarta State University

Second language Acquisition

Second language acquisition is defined as the learning and adopting of a language that is not your

native language.

Introduction

Why do individuals differ so much in second language attainment

success?

“Personality can be defined as those characteristics of a person that account for consistent patterns of felling, thinking, and

behaving” (Pervin & John, 2001)

There is no doubt at all about the importance of examining personality factors in building a theory of second language acquisition. (Dornyei & Skehan,

2003)

• The extroversion/Introversion distinction refers to one of several traits which together constitute an individual’s personality (Eysenck 1970)

Extroversion

• According to Brown (2007), an extrovert person is a gregarious, “life of the party” person.

Introversion

Introverts are quiet, prefer reading rather than meeting people and talking to others, have few but close friends and usually avoid excitement (Eysenck & Chan, 1982).

Extraversion vs Introversion

Extroverts focus

their attention and energy outward

.

• Sociable• Enjoy

working in groups

• Gregarious• Active• passionate• Talkative

Introverts focus

their attention

and energy inward.

•Quiet•High concentration•Prefer to work alone•Hate being put on the spot•Think before speak•Process emotion Internally

Extrovert = Good English Acquisition

Stereotype

Extrovert & Introvert in SLA

Ellis (1994) stated that there are two major hypotheses about the possible relationship between the dichotomy of introversion/extroversion and language learning.

Extroverts

basic interpersonal communication skill

Introverts

cognitive academic ability

The Rationale behind the first hypothesis

The rationale for this hypothesis is that sociability ( an essential feature of extroversion) will result in more oportunities to practice, more input, and more success in communicating L2.

The Rationale behind the second hypothesis

The rationale for this hypothesis comes from the studies which show that introverted learners typically enjoy more academic success, perhaps because they spend more time reading and writing.

CONCLUSION

• Extrovert/Introvert learners had equal opportunities for SLA achievement

• Language teachers should address the needs of both personality Types.

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