Ziaaddin Khamoosh
Herat University, Afghanistan
This article investigates an EFL learner’s life, his English learning history and the impact of English language on his personality and life and how they were affected by different social and psychological factors. The research design used for this study is qualitative. For the purpose of data collection different tools such as questionnaire, semi-structured interview and digital recording were used in which the researcher conducted several interviews with the EFL learner over a period of time. Moreover, in this study the researcher studied the learning style of the EFL learner and its impact on his acquisition of English language. The results of this study showed that the EFL learner’s language learning and personality was affected by different social and psychological factors. Similarly the result exposed that the behavior of the society, family, English language teachers’ teaching style and EFL learner’s learning style had direct impact on the English language acquisition of the EFL learner. This study delivered implications for teaching, research and those responsible in the education field.
The above abstract is a part of the article which was accepted at The Third International Conference on Current Issues of Languages, Dialects and Linguistics (WWW.TLLL.IR), 31 January-1February 2019 , Ahwaz.
