⭐ How Your Personality Shapes Your Language Learning (part 2) ⭐

⭐ How Your Personality Shapes Your Language Learning ⭐

2-Part Special Event Series
In English — For learners of all French levels, A0 to C1

Have you ever wondered why some learning methods feel natural to you while others feel exhausting?

Why some people love conversation practice, while others prefer reading or structured exercises?

Why some learners thrive in immersion, while others progress best quietly at home?

This special 2-part series explores how personality differences influence the way we learn a new language — including confidence, participation, motivation, consistency, enjoyment, and emotional reactions.

These sessions are based on decades of studies in second-language acquisition, including research on the Big Five personality traits, introversion vs. extraversion, motivation, anxiety, and learning habits.
Both events are held in English, open to all French levels (A0–C1), and require no breakout rooms.

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⭐ PART 1 — Your Personality & Language Learning
Myths, Science, and Self-Discovery

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 from 7 pm until 8:45 pm NY time
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Language: English
Participants: Unlimited (A0–C1 welcome)

In this first event, we explore the foundations:

✔ What personality research tells us about language learning
* Are extroverts really better at speaking?
* Which personality traits correlate most with long-term progress.
* How personality influences motivation, anxiety, and confidence.
* Why “strengths vs. weaknesses” is the wrong way to think about it.

✔ You will take a short personality test (live)
* At the beginning of the event, participants will complete a simple, accessible personality test.
https://www.16personalities.com/
* This will help you identify your style and better understand how you react to different learning situations.

✔ Reflection & conclusions
Together, we will discuss:
* Which aspects of your personality help your learning
* Which aspects sometimes get in the way
* What this means for how you study French

✔ Optional 30-minute guided exercise
* After the main session, you may stay for a structured reflection activity to deepen your self-awareness and prepare for Part 2.

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⭐ PART 2 — Turn Your Personality Into a Language-Learning Superpower
Design a study plan that matches who you are

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025 from 7 pm until 8:45 pm NY time
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Language: English
Participants: Unlimited (A0–C1 welcome)

In this second event, we make everything practical.

✔ You will complete a personal “learning activity profile”
Participants will rate a wide variety of French-learning activities, such as:
Conversation practice
Reading and journaling
Vocabulary systems
Grammar study
Cultural exploration
Solo activities
Social activities
Immersion-style tasks
Real-world challenges (calls, travel, errands)

This exercise helps you discover:
Which activities feel energizing vs draining
Which habits match your natural tendencies
Where your personality and study habits align
Where there is friction — and why
Which small adjustments can accelerate your progress

✔ Group discussion
We’ll talk as a whole group about:
* Surprising patterns in personality and preferences
* What different types of learners need to stay motivated
* Why two people at the same level may need totally different methods
* How to avoid “one-size-fits-all” learning traps

✔ Optional 30-minute planning session
* You may stay afterward to create a 4-week personalized French learning plan, designed to match your personality — and stretch you just enough to grow.
* You can either keep that learning plan or share some of it openly.

This 2-event special series is not meant to sell you courses or push you to attend events or register for classes.

All that will will learn, you will be able to use it beneficially for yourself and your own language learning journey.

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⭐ Who is this for?

This series is ideal for you if:
* You want to understand why some study methods work for you and others don’t
* You’re A0, A1, A2, B1, B2, or C1 — and want a smarter way to study French
* You often compare yourself to other learners and wonder why your progress looks different
* You want to build a learning plan based on your strengths, not someone else’s
* You’re curious about psychology, personal growth, or neuroscience in language learning
* You enjoy French Club events that connect research with real-world learning

No prior knowledge of psychology is required.

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⭐ What you will gain

By the end of both sessions, you will:
✔ Understand how your personality affects
Speaking confidence
Listening habits
Motivation
Consistency
Anxiety
Correction tolerance
Risk-taking
Preferred learning tasks

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✔ Know which types of activities are most natural — and which ones help you stretch
✔ Stop comparing yourself unfairly to learners with different personalities
✔ Leave with a concrete, personalized learning strategy for your next 4–6 weeks

This series is designed to make your French journey more enjoyable, more sustainable, and more YOU.

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⭐ Registration

These 2 events will be posted individually.
You may attend Part 1, Part 2, or both — though doing both is highly recommended.

Where?

• Online, on Zoom
• Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5456313643
• Password: galaxy

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Bibliography

1. Big picture: personality & second language learning

Chen, X., et al. (2022). Big Five personality traits and second language learning: A meta-analysis of 40 years’ research. Educational Psychology Review.

Piechurska-Kuciel, E. (2020). The Big Five in SLA.
Li, Y. (2025). Personality and second language learning: Trends and insights from a bibliometric perspective. SAGE Journals.

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2. Extraversion vs. introversion and L2 learning

Kezwer, P. (1987). The extroverted vs. the introverted personality and second language learning. TESL Canada Journal.

Skellett, E. (2017). Introversion and extraversion in second language acquisition: A literature review. St. Cloud State University Repository.
Alagić, M. (2022). Extroversion and introversion in second language acquisition. MAP Publishing.

Thach, N. (2025). The impact of extraversion and introversion on EFL learners’ success. International Journal of Language Instruction (IJLI).

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3. Big Five traits (OCEAN) and L2 achievement

Chen, X., et al. (2022). Big Five personality traits and second language learning: A meta-analysis of 40 years’ research. Educational Psychology Review.

Xu, L. (2025). Personality traits, emotional intelligence, and L2 motivation: The role of extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, well-being, empathy, and sociability. MDPI.

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4. Personality, emotions, and classroom experience

Botes, E., et al. (2024). Can personality predict foreign language classroom emotions? The devil’s in the detail. Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

Chen, Y. (2025). Foreign language anxiety and academic performance: A meta-analysis of Chinese L2 learners. Frontiers.

Peng, J. (2025). Emotional intelligence in language learning: A meta-analysis and the emotional turn in language education. Frontiers.

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5. MBTI and language learning

Gao, L. (2025). A brief review on language learning strategies and MBTI. Atlantis Press.

Preply. (2024). How your Myers–Briggs type impacts language learning. Retrieved from Preply website.

Hilokal. (2022). The MBTI types and language learning. Retrieved from hilokal.com.

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About Me

In 2017, I was hired as a French teacher by a university in Spain.

Since March 2020, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching French
to 775 students from many countries, delivering more than
5,625+ French lessons, online and in person (as of Dec 10, 2025).

For some info about me as a teacher, and testimonials, see:
https://www.italki.com/F_Normandeau
or https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/7237721

I look forward to assisting you soon.

François Normandeau

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