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Table 3.1
Individual
differences in
language
learning
experience
How much time have
you spent living in a place
where the language is
spoken?
1 year
Have you used the
language to learn other
subjects at school? At
what level (elementary,
secondary, university)?
To teach elementary
subjects.
Do you have personal or
emotional attachments
to this language? For
example, do you have
peers or family members
who speak this
language?
Both friends and family
Do/did you enjoy
studying the grammar of
this language?
Yes
Do/did you enjoy
studying vocabulary in
this language?
Yes
Are/were you a successful student in other school subjects? Yes
Do you think of yourself as a person who likes to socialize? Yes
Do you think of yourself as a person who learns a new language easily? No