Abstract:This paper focused on the relationship between oral English performance and personality, differences in strategy using between introverted and extroverted English majors. The method of survey was applied in this study, which included a Personality Type Test and a self-report questionnaire on oral English learning strategies. All the data of the survey were collected and processed by a computer program of statistical analysis, SPSS. The informants for this study were 40 female junior students of Ginling College, Nanjing Normal University majoring in English. The results showed that there was a clear correlation between personality and oral English performance. Extroverted students tended to have better oral English performance. Though introverted and extroverted students had many differences in psychological area, there were no many differences in adoption of learning strategies. After analyzing the learning strategies of both introverted and extroverted English majors in developing English speaking, suggestions for both teachers and students are provided.
Key words: personality, oral English, extroversion , introversion, learning strategy
摘要:本文进行的是英语专业学生个性差异与英语口语学习的关联研究，其中对内外向学生的英语口语学习策略展开了探讨。笔者根据相关已知研究成果分别制定了个性类型和口语学习策略问卷调查，其所得数据由数据分析程序SPSS进行了处理。40名南京师范大学金陵女子学院的学生参与了此次问卷。问卷结果表明，个性与英语口语学习之间存在着一定的相关性，而外向型学生往往具有更好的口语表现。虽然内外向的同学在心里因素方面存在着许多差异，但在学习策略方面差异却不明显。因而我们将从内外向型学生的口语学习策略中，得出对英语教师及学生都有效的启示，仅供后来者参考。
关键词：个性，英语口语，外向，内向，学习策略
