As the most important component of language learning, the crucial role that learners play in the process is self-evident. Different learners have different learning features in English learning. As individual learner differences are shown to affect the degree of success in second language (L2) acquisition. However individual differences (IDs) are extremely complex and dynamic as its a large number of variables. Additionally, its different variable changes as time goes by. The relationship between IDs and learning processes is always changing as well. For this reason, in the industry of language learning in past few years, the publications and researches range from a broad scope of theme collections to a specific focus of topics. IDs contains, such as age, gender, cognitive style, personality, learners’ style and strategies, motivation and so on. In this paper, it mainly discusses aptitude, age, learners’ strategies and motivation and finally explore why learners are an important consideration for English language educators.

Sun Yawen. Individual Differences in EFL: The Impact of Learners on Classroom Teaching and Learning Processes. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 23: 78-82. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.062313.

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