about language and language learning and that these may influence learning attitudes and behavior.
In summary, learners‟ belief about language learning is to define
as learners individual opinion or individual thought concerning what things they assume as right or wrong dealing with themselves as
language learners, the nature of the language being learned, the nature of an English as foreign language learning process. In this research, those
beliefs are to elicit and record through learners opinion or feeling regarding three major components of the difficulty of language learning,
the existence of foreign language attitude, and the nature of language learning of acquiring English skill.
2. The Characteristic of Language Learner
Learners have certain characteristics which are different from one another; their characteristics will lead more or less successful language
learning. Learners characteristic will affect the language acquisition; extrovert learner and introvert learner will express different acquisition.
Learners personality will also take an important part in gaining the target learning. Some learners have a much easier time of learning than others;
there are some characteristics of language learner that influence their successful of learning. They are intelligence, aptitude, personality,
motivation and attitudes, learner preferences, and learner beliefs Lightbown and Spada, 2006. Every element has their own roles on the
effort of attaining the successful of language learning. It is belief that PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
learners who have all elements in `good condition will get their successful easily.
It is also beneficial for the learners to decide which language features are going to develop intensively. Basically it is important to
understand learners aptitude to determine which profile is the strength and which one is the weakness then use the information to place the
learners on the appropriate learning program. In relation to maximize the use of Independent Language Learning Center, knowing self-aptitude
will help the learners to decide the way and the aid they will use to. Other characteristics of language learners is personality, seems
that personality is also play role on the successful of the language learners. There are some aspects of personality such assertiveness,
adventurousness, inhibition,
self-esteem, empathy,
dominance, talkativeness, and responsiveness Lightbown Spada ,2004. Every aspect
is supporting each other in the learners personality and then the personality will support other learners characteristic and finally it will
contribute in the achievement of foreign language learning. Motivation and attitudes are also part of language learners
characteristics. Positives attitudes and motivation are related to successful second language learning Gardner 1985. Motivation in
second language learning is a intricate phenomenon which can be distinct in terms of two aspects: learner communicative needs and their attitudes
towards the second language community. If learners need to speak the PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
second language in a wide range of social situation or to achieve professional motivation, they will perceive the communicative value of
the second language and will therefore be motivated to acquire in it. Likewise, if learners have favorable attitudes towards the speakers of the
language, they will need to contact with them. Motivation in language learning is divided into two that is
intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Motivation to perform an activity simply for the pleasure and satisfaction that accompany the action called
intrinsic motivation; the learner performs based on their own willingness. In this case, the learner is willing to find delight in learning a new way to
express their idea in the target language. Extrinsic motivation is motivation that come from everything around the learner, for example
social demands. Gardner and Lambert in Lightbown and Spada 1999 created the terms integrative motivation to refer to language learning for
personal growth and cultural enrichment, and instrumental motivation for language learning for more immediate or practical goals. The result of
the study showed that these types of motivation are related to success in language learning. Generally type of motivation determines the
performance or the way or the attitude of the learners in their learning language.
Other characteristic of language learner is learner preferences. In this case, learner has clear preferences for how they go about learning
new material. The term
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learning style has been used to describe an individuals natural, habitual, and favorite way of absorbing, processing
