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The insights, techniques and skills needed to understand why some adult students have difficulties with learning a second language are presented in this book. The author's premise is that what appears on the surface is often not the real source of the learner's difficulty. A correct diagnosis of the cause of the problem is important if intervention is to prove effective. The book presents a large number of theories and models of learning, and covers areas including: learning styles and personality dispositions; student motivation, self-efficacy and anxiety; and how to interview students.
Personality Models
Personality Models
Chapter 6, the third of three chapters treating learning styles, addresses models that involve personality dispositions as well as cognitive styles. The chapter begins with a description of Carl Jung's model of personality as adapted by Myers and Briggs. This powerful system combines some ...
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