Influence of types of temperament on learning foreign languages

Influence of Types of Temperaments on Learning Foreign

LanguagesAuthor: Osmankina Irina

The supervisor: Sviderskaya V. A.

Russia, Surgut, Gymnasia №2

The basic aim of the given project is to determine the influence of types of

temperament on learning languages.

Tasks of the research:

1. To study available sources of the information on the given theme.

2. To analyze all types of temperaments and determine their influence upon

studying foreign languages.

3. To do interrogation to determine types of temperaments of pupils, teachers of

English, and senior students of faculty of foreign languages of Surgut State

University.

What is temperament?

• Temperament – is persistent combination of personality’s individual qualities.

• Temperament characterizes dynamics of a person, but it doesn’t describe his opinions, sights, interests, it isn’t indicator of person’s value, it doesn’t determine his possibilities.

• There are four types of temperament: choleric, melancholic, sanguine, phlegmatic.

History of types of temperaments

The founder of the doctrine

about types of temperaments is

the ancient doctor Hippocrates.

He thought that there were four basic «juices» of life – blood,

phlegm, bile, black bile.

Sanguine - «blood»;

phlegmatic – «phlegm»;

choleric - «bile»;

melancholic - «black bile».

Types of temperamentsThe sanguine person The choleric person

extremely active sociable has an easy life through

misfortunes

impatient clumsy changes mood

active initiative has extra life energy

impatient can conflict with others hasn’t got enough self -

control

Types of temperamentsThe Melancholic person

The phlegmatic person

mild sensitive observant

anxiety in his behavior vulnerable isn’t active and sociable

calm patient self-controlled

hard to new people doesn’t show feelings isn’t active and sociable

Influence of type of temperament on learning foreign languages

The sanguine person The choleric personcommunicative with loud

voicecan easy understand

new materialcheerfulactive hardworking

vivid with passionate quick speech

does important work for himself;

he won’t work unless he rebuilds the energy

has meaningful expression

Influence of type of temperament on learning foreign languages The melancholic person The phlegmatic personhas not rhythmic speech

with quite voiceshy;modestnot activeincommunicative

has calm, slow speech without clear emotions, expression and gestures

quiet silent slow

Influence of type of temperament on learning foreign languages

extroverts introvertsThe cholerics and

sanguines are extrovertsExtrovert(«extra») is a

person, concentrated on people.

The melancholics and phlegmatics are introverts

Introvert («intro») is a person, concentrated on his own world.

1(20%)3(60%)1(20%)

Types of temperament of teachers of English

Choleric

Melancholic

Phlegmatic

Sanguine

Choleric\Melancholic

11 (46%)

3 (13%)4 (17%)

3 (13%)

3 (13%)

Types of temperament of pupils

choleric sanguine

melancholic phlegmatic

choleric\melancholic

9 (45%)4 (20%)

5 (25%)2 (10%)

Types of temperament of senior students of the faculty of foreign

languages

The choleric

The melancholic

The sanguine

The phlegmatic

Does the type of temperament influence the learning of foreign languages?The foreign language is much easier for

communicative people, called extroverts There are no good or bad types of temperaments Each type of temperament has own advantages and

disadvantages Every person can learn languages and be successful

in it