Abstract:

With the progress of economy, world economic integration and the formation of the global village, China has been interconnected with the world culture. While English has become a world language, more and more Chinese people begin to learn English as a second language. Therefore, English teaching and learning plays a predominant role in learners’ acquisition. And the factors of individual differences are worthy to be discussed, which include the cognitive style, intellectual differences and motivation to learn, etc. In addition, the present teaching and learning mode has shifted from teachers’ teaching to students’ learning. Thus, teachers need to teach students according to their aptitudes, so that they can improve the students’ learning efficiency. This paper tries to analyze individual differences to improve students’ learning efficiency of the second language.

Keywords: individual differences; teaching students according to their aptitudes; learning efficiency

摘  要：

随着科技的进步、世界经济一体化的发展及“地球村”的形成，中国实现了与世界文化的融会贯通。英语已成为了一门世界性的语言，越来越多的中国人开始学习英语并将其作为第二语言。因此，英语教学在二语习得中便起着极其重要的作用。影响英语学习的因素有很多，而个体差异是其中值得讨论的一个。个体差异包括认知风格、智力差异、学习动机等。而且，现在的教学模式已由“教师的教”转变为“学生的学”。所以，教师在教学过程中需因材施教以提高学生二语习得的学习效率。本文希望通过分析个体差异提高英语学习者的学习效率。

关键词：个体差异；因材施教；学习效率

1. Introduction
1.1 Background Information
With the progress of economy, the development of the world economic integration and the formation of the global village, English has become a world language. Thus, it is necessary to improve English learning proficiency. Gorge proved that the only man who is educated is the man who has learned how to learn; the man who has learned to adapt and change; the man who has realized that no knowledge is secure, that only the process of seeking knowledge gives a basis for security. Therefore, it is important to analyze students’ individual differences in order to teach students in accordance with their aptitudes. Hence teachers can improve students’ learning efficiency of English greatly.