The Effects of Psycholinguistic Factors on Second Language learning

Abdollah Mirzaei¹ Naser Abbasi² Nastaran kiyanpoor³ Tahereh Mirzaei⁴ Kheirollah Khodabandehloo⁵

1) Student of PhD in Linguistics at Zanjan Azad University, Iran .
2) Student of PhD in Linguistics at Zanjan Azad University, Iran
3) Student of PhD in Linguistics at Zanjan Azad University, Iran
4) Iran .Abhar Health Network Worker
5) Master of Geology

IOI Code : XADC-CABBD
Publication : The 4th International Conference on Management and Humanities(4icmhconf.com)
Abstract :
    This paper focuses on psychological factors that may influence learning and teaching processes, and learner engagement and achievement. learning a second language is part of mental, emotional and physical development of learners and it occurs in a contextual aspects of the society. Psychological factors has an important role in learners success in learning and using a second language. Every body has unique characteristics that enable him to act in different methods. Psycholinguists conlude that the individual differences that are inherent in language learner can predict success or failure in language learning. This paper aims to explain the psycholinguistic factors such as : age ,gender ,family attitude and intelligence that impact the individual s second language acquisition process. It is concluded that all mentioned facters have positive and negative impacts in second language learning.

Keywords : age family attitude gender intelligence psycholinguistics