Abstract
<p>Individual factors play a significant role in language teaching and learning. However, the phenomenon still exists that cognition and individual differences are separated from each other in college English teaching in China, which attaches too much importance to cognitive side of language learning while neglecting the functions of individual factors. The paper first gives a brief introduction about the present status of language teaching in China. And then the theoretical background of the study is proposed. Afterwards, a detailed analysis is given in this paper about the influences that individual factors bring about on language learning and teaching. Finally, some suggestions are put forward on how to reduce the negative aspects of learners’ individual factors to strengthen the positive teaching effects.</p>
Highlights
In the present educational system of China, English is a basic course and plays an important role
Individual factors play a significant role in language teaching and learning
The phenomenon still exists that cognition and individual differences are separated from each other in college English teaching in China, which attaches too much importance to cognitive side of language learning while neglecting the functions of individual factors
Summary
In the present educational system of China, English is a basic course and plays an important role. There is a common phenomenon that the learning outcomes of the students differ from each other though they are in the same class, they are taught by the same teacher and they are using the same teaching materials. It has been widely recognized that learners’ individual factors have a great impact on the effectiveness of second language learning in addition to the external conditions such as the teaching environment and the teachers. Teachers usually have to deal with students in groups rather than as individuals regardless of the fact that language is learned by individuals not groups. The study of individual differences is firstly developed from the aspect of psychology and later it is combined with second language learning and acquisition. Since learners’ individual factors are vital to second language teaching, more and more attention are drawn to investigate the correlations between learners’ individual factors and language teaching
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