Factors Affecting Second Language Acquisition: The Role of Personality and Age as a Case
Jalal Sa’dullah Hassan
University of Garmian – College of Education – Department of English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.7.1.8
Keywords: SLA, Factors, FLA, Personality, Age
Abstract
The paper is to introduce second Language acquisition (henceforth SLA) and second language learning in general and the factors have the impact on SLA as (Cognitive, Affective, and Social factors). It also lays very much emphasis on the role of personality and age, among different factors affecting SLA. In addition, it sheds light on the first language acquisition (hereafter FLA) and how distinct it is with SLA. The present paper aims at introducing the importance of the factors affecting SLA and how pivotal the role of learners’ personality and age is for guaranteeing the acquisition of a second language. There are some problems in the local gap that have not been referring to such as ignorance of teachers about personality types and learners’ age. Teachers may be unaware of personality types and haven’t enough information about developing personalities; for example, introvert and extrovert learners, which is better to acquire a second language. Besides, teachers are probably not taking the age of learners into consideration in teaching English as a foreign language. Students may also not know their exact age or level to acquire second Language.
