metacognitive, cognitive, social, communicative

age, sex, social background, lateralisation, motivation, intelligence, attitude, modality, personality personality,

dominance of one of the hemispheres

1 linguistic, 2 communicative, 3 social, 4 discourse organisation, 5 sociolinguistic, 6 intercultural, 7 strategic

reflexive OR impulsive

reflective, inspiring, flexible, in control, aware of the students' needs

linguistic, musical, logical, interpersonal

tolerant/intolerant of ambiguity, holist/serialist, syllabus-bound/free, field-dependent/independent, extrovert/introvert, visual/aural/kinaesthetic

clear aim, ellicitation, engagement, L-centered, supported by the institution, awareness of the material

good command of the native language, not afraid of making mistakes, creates opportunities for interaction, motivated, autonomous

Target language community

grammatical, lexical, phonetic, graphic