MOTIVATING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES OF SUCCESS FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS: THE PHENOMENON OF EXTROVERT AND INTROVERT INDONESIAN LEARNERS

Abstract

This paper is based on the assumption that we need theories that discuss about how successful foreign
language learners learn in a classroom, what they have done in the process of learning and why some
foreign language learners can rapidly increase their competence in learning foreign language while
others cannot. Individual differences play an important role during this process. This paper focuses on
the discussion about such phenomena from psychological perspectives. In so doing, it focuses on the
differences among learners themselves, especially from their personality. Psychologically speaking,
language learners are different in terms of how they deal with the process of learning and how they
approach the learning process. Both of them can be differed from their personality. Extrovert and
introvert will have different way dealing with the process of learning. With regard to extrovert language
learners, they usually tend to be active (talk more) in learning process. On the contrary, introvert learners
usually tend to passive in answering or asking during learning process but can still be mentally active.
Keywords: introvert, extrovert, introvert and extrovert learners, foreign language learners.