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Delving into the maze of L2 acquisition necessitates examining factors lrellated to
individual differences (IDs) in learners (Ellis, 2008) which are different from one
person to another (Dörnyei, 2005) and deal with anything which marks a person as
a distinct human being (De Road, 2000). Studies conducted in this field have
highlighted IDs to be reliable predictors of L2 success (Dörnyei, 2005). Early
studies of IDs had an either-or approach; they tended to classify learners as good
and weak, intelligent and dull, and motivated and unmotivated (Horwitz, 2000).
Recently, more research projects have focused on explaining why some learners
are more successful than others. Robinson (2002) and Dörnyei (2005) both put
language aptitude, motivation, personality, and anxiety on their list as the main
factors in the realm of individual differences. Oxford and Ehrman (1993)
maintained that teachers should spot IDs among their students and take them into
account in order to work out the most effective instructions.
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