Personality Traits and Performance in Listening for Minimal Pairs

International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies

卷:05

Afsane Askari¹  Saemeh Askani² 

[1] Islamic Azad University of Bandar Abbas Iran;

[2] Islamic Azad University of Chabahar Iran;

关键词: Personality traits;    Listening;    Minimal pairs;    Extrovert;    Introvert;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to compare the performances of EFL learners belonging tovarious personality groups in listening tests. A group of 30 high school EFL learners were selectedfor this study. All of them were at low-intermediate level of general English proficiency. Based onMyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality questionnaire (2017), these participants wereclassified into four pairs of contrasting personality groups. The analysis of the participants‟personality types was conducted online and took about twenty minutes. Then, they took a test oflistening for minimal pairs. Scores of contrasting personality groups were compared with each otherby running four paired t-tests. Results obtained by these t-tests showed that intuitive participantsoutperformed sensing ones, and perceiving participants outperformed judging ones in the listeningtest. No significant difference was found between the performances of contrasting personalitygroups in the two pairs of extrovert/introvert and thinking/feeling. Flexibility, adaptability, andbeing open to a larger set of options are suggested to be possible reasons behind the success of thesegroups. However, the influence of large set of interacting factors that might have a significantimpact on the performance of people in listening test cannot be denied. Depending on the type oflistening test, some of these factors might play a more significant role compared to other competingfactors.

【 授权许可】

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