This volume presents a series of empirical studies which focus on affectivity in relation to both individual learner differences, and language learning experien

Affectivity is at the core of everything we do in life. Thus, its development is also central to learning/acquisition and is important for educational contexts.

Ehrman presents the insights, techniques and skills needed to understand why some adult students have difficulties with learning a second language, emphasising

The affective domain and the emotional factors which influence language learning have been of interest in the field of language teaching for a number of years.

The scope of individual learner differences is broad, yet there is no current, comprehensive, and unified volume that provides an overview of the considerable a