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Individual Learner Differences

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     lesson-plan-teaching.jpg      As I reflect on my own experience with second language learning, I can think back to one successful language learning experience that I had during my elementary school years while I was learning my L2, which was French. I had an elementary French teacher who I remember so vividly, and the reason why my learning experience was overall positive and successful was because she made it fun and engaging for her students. She would still teach the components of the curriculum and all the target items were taught; however, we often did not realize that we were learning difficult material because of the way she would disguise it throughout her instruction. For example, we would play fun games and interactive tasks with other students which made the language learning process much more enjoyable compared to if she would have solely relied on textbook material to teach us the aspects of the French language.        Additionally, this past language teacher of mine