Research on learners’ Individual Differences and the Second Language Acquisition

It is undeniable that research in the second language acquisition has constantly drawn attentions among both educators and academicians. This paper mainly focuses on the relationship between five factors, including the age, personality, language aptitude, motivation, affection in individual differences and the second language acquisition and concludes some of achievements, problems, and the further tendency in this searching area. Although we cannot deny the variety in the study methods which consequently produce different searching results, they all play parts of significance in the second language acquisition. Thereby this paper also discusses the framework of the studying in this area.