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Applied Linguistics
VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FALCUTY OF POST- GRADUATE

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FINAL ASSIGNMENT

Subject: APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Topic 5:
DISCUSS SOME OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNER’S ACHIEVEMENT IN SECOND/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Lecturer: Dr. Hoàng Văn Vân Learner : Nguyễn Thị Huyên Class: 18A-DA - English

Hà Nội, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….…2
II. DEVELOPMENT…………………………………………………………………………2
II.1. Discuss some of the factors affecting L2 learning……………………………………..2 II.1.1. Internal factors………………………………………………………………....2 II.1.1.1. Motivation…………………………………………………………….2 II.1.1.2. Language aptitude…………………………………………………….3 II.1.1.3. Learner’s age………………………………………………………….4 II.1.1.4. Learner’s personality………………………………………………….6 II.1.2. External factors…………………………………………………………...……7 II.1.2.1. Social factors……………………………………………………….…7 II.1.2.2. Cultural factors………………………………………………………..8
II.2. Language teaching implications………………………………………………………..8
III. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………….10
IV. REFERENCE……………………………………………………………………………11
I. INTRODUCTION Second language learning has always become an important work-field both in schools and other private sectors dealing with language teaching and learning process especially in the time of global integration. It is a complex activity involving a mix of internal factors such as age, aptitude, motivation, personality, or learning strategies…and external factors such as socio-economic and cultural background, learning and teaching contexts… All these factors play a very important role in learners´ success in acquiring and

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