Investigating the Effects of Personality Types on the Writing Performance of Iranian Ma Tefl Students

1.IntroductionThe wide recognition of affective factors in the learning process and their inclusion in different learning theories reveals their important place in modern conceptualizations of human learning (Schmitt, 2002). According to Brown (2007) any theory of second language acquisition which claims to be a thorough and complete definition of the language learning process, should deal with both the cognitive and affective factors of the language learners. According to Schmitt (2002) affective side of human beings is the emotional aspect of their behavior which has a close correlation with their cognitive side and is very significant in determining their responses in various contexts. Among the affective factors of human behavior, human personality has attracted the attention of different psychologists, educationalists, and all the people which deal with human learning in some way (Ellis, 2008). A review of the research regarding the effects of personality on the academic achiev...