Personality profile and learning styles of a talented foreign language learner
Personality profile and learning styles of a talented foreign language learner

Summary/Abstract: The present study investigates personality dimensions and learning styles of four talentedforeign language learners. As both foreign language teachers and learners face the difficultiesassociated with language learning on a regular basis, it may be important to find certain behavioralpatterns that could serve as guidelines in making the process more comfortable and effective for all parties.The instruments used in the research were the MBTI test to identify participants’ orientation on personalitydimensions and Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory to examine their learning style preferences. The aim of theresearch was to explore the idea of any commonalities in personality profiles of talented language learnersas well as in the learning styles they prefer to apply. The research results suggest that no specific psychologicaltype was identified within the group of participants even though they all scored high on personalitydimensions Thinking and Judging. On the measures of preferred learning styles they all scored high onthe abstract conceptualization dimension and two learner types were distinguished: Assimilators andConvergers. The conclusion is that learners’ different psychological types and learning styles require amore specific teaching approach that would cater for their individual needs.

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