Application of personality in SLA and its research for teaching practice

Individual differences, such as intelligence, learning style, motivation, age and so on, have been playing a significant role in second language acquisition (SLA). Particularly, this essay discusses what impacts personality has on well the implication future teaching practice. First, series of variables including extroversion/introversion, inhibition/risk-taking, anxiety, self-esteem empathy are reviewed. This is followed by discussion relevance between teaching. Last but not least, research application for practice along with an evaluation will be presented following sections.