Individual Factors in the Learner´s development

6.-In that class we laughed and joked in English. We made friends. They didn’t care about the mistakes I made.

The learner is clearly affected by the Affective strategy. Self-reinforcement and positive self-talk can be part of it. Also she/he says they laugh and joke in class, it means their anxiety is low enough to practice the new language and they don’t care about their mistakes. This learner follows the Social and Affective strategies. There is an expression of personal control in the learning process. Therefore, he/she is motivated from internal and external  sources.

7.-I felt I was losing my English. I found I could only use simple words.

The learner seems to lack some Cognitive strategies. The type of motivation I can say is Intrinsic since he/she realizes that something done is not satisfactory to his/her interests and the leaner needs to be adapted to reality. Field independence in that the learner is aware of his/her level which could be a sign of a fairly autonomous learner.