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A Study on the Role of Psychological Drivers in Learning Strategy Choice in Second Language Acquisition

Author(s)

Jiayin Li*, Huiyuan Li

Affiliation(s)

School of Foreign Languages, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

This study systematically explores the psychological drivers underlying the choice of learning strategies and their critical roles in the process of second language acquisition (SLA). By conducting an in-depth analysis of key psychological factors including learners’ motivation, emotional states, self-efficacy, and cognitive style, this research clearly reveals how these internal factors directly influence learners’ selection, application, and persistence of different learning strategies. It further makes a comparative investigation into the actual effects of various learning strategies in promoting the development of different dimensions of language proficiency, such as vocabulary accumulation, grammatical comprehension, listening comprehension, and oral expression. The findings demonstrate that positive psychological drivers can effectively motivate learners to select and apply appropriate learning strategies in a more flexible, targeted and efficient manner, thus significantly improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of second language acquisition. Meanwhile, this study strongly emphasizes the core value of personalized learning strategy configuration, and puts forward specific and operable practical guidance for designing individualized learning programs based on learners’ unique psychological characteristics, so as to provide a reliable reference for both second language teaching practice and autonomous learning optimization.

Keywords

Learning Strategies; Psychological Drivers; Second Language Acquisition; Self-Efficacy

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