نقش عوامل بیولوژیک و عامل انگیزه در یادگیری زبان خارجی

Abstract

The present study focuses on the effect and relationship of biological Factors, such as age and gender and motivation, in foreign language learning. This paper, based on the Riemer (2006) and Schmenk (2002) findings, attempts to show that how the individual differences which involve cognitive, biological, personality and social factors have direct correlation with each other and how they can change the foreign language learning process by effecting on each other. Moreover; it will illustrate that in each steps of foreign language learning process, children may benefit their age comparing to adults, and also the male can achieve more success in foreign language learning than the female learner. Finally, the results of this study will demonstrates that intrinsic and extrinsic motivations can play a crucial role in foreign language learning and their effects in the learning process will be different with regard to foreign language learners age and gender.

Keywords

• انگیزه، سن، جنسیت، زبان خارجی، زبان دوم