Predicting language learners' grades in the L1, L2, L3 and L4: the effect of some psychological and sociocognitive variables

dc.contributor.author	Dewaele, Jean-Marc
dc.date.accessioned	2008-08-05T16:59:21Z
dc.date.available	2008-08-05T16:59:21Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description.abstract	This study of 89 Flemish high-school students' grades for L1 (Dutch), L2 French), L3 (English) and L4 (German) investigates the effects of three higher-level ersonality dimensions (psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism), one lower-level personality dimension (foreign language anxiety) and sociobiographical variables (gender, social class) on the participants' language grades. Analyses of variance revealed no significant effects of the higher-level personality dimensions on grades. Participants with high levels of foreign language anxiety obtained significantly lower grades in the L2 and L3. Gender and social class had no effect. Strong positive correlations between grades in the different languages could point to an underlying sociocognitive dimension. The implications of these findings are discussed.
dc.identifier.issn	1479-0718
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10315/1334
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Multilingual Matters & Channel View Publications
dc.subject	Personality and Multiple Language Learning
dc.subject	Foreign Language Acquisition
dc.title	Predicting language learners' grades in the L1, L2, L3 and L4: the effect of some psychological and sociocognitive variables
dc.type	Article

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