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Extraversion-Introversion, Shyness, and EFL Proficiency
Mahdokht Pazouki, M.A.*, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Rey Branch
Mina Rastegar, Ph.D., Shahid Bahonar University Of Kerman
Abstract: The intertwined nature of cognitive and affective dimensions of human beings and the significance of these factors in learning, as well as the contrasting theories regarding the subject, tempted the researcher to design and conduct the present study. The study is an attempt to investigate possible links between two personality factors, namely, extraversion-introversion, and shyness, and EFL proficiency. Ninety three university students majoring in English at Kerman's Shahid Bahonar University were given two personality questionnaires and one English proficiency test. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Stanford Shyness Inventory, and a Michigan test in English were used to measure extraversion-introversion, shyness, and English proficiency of the subjects, respectively. Data obtained from the instruments mentioned above were analyzed by means of the SPSS software. Results of the relationship between either of the two personality variables (extraversion-introversion and shyness) and EFL proficiency of the participants. In a side analysis it was found that there was a significant negative relationship between shyness and extraversion.
Keywords: Extraversion; Introversion; Shyness
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