Language-Related Expressions of Personality

The present research aims to bridge the gap between prospective multi/ plurilingual education and overarching personality psychology by examining how language constructs and basic personality traits are interrelated in pre-service teachers who are fundamental to language education. The first part of...

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Main Authors: Željko Rački, Željka Flegar, Mojca Juriševič
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Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana 2024-09-01
Series:Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
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Online Access:https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/1893
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author Željko Rački
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Mojca Juriševič
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description The present research aims to bridge the gap between prospective multi/ plurilingual education and overarching personality psychology by examining how language constructs and basic personality traits are interrelated in pre-service teachers who are fundamental to language education. The first part of the study identifies items within the International Personality Item Pool that are indicative of language constructs, revealing intricate language-related expressions of personality involving listening, learning, speaking, reading and writing. The second part investigates the links between these language constructs and the Big Five personality traits based on a sample of 124 female pre-service primary school teachers aged 19 to 27. The results show significant multivariate relationships, indicating that individuals high in conscientiousness, openness and extraversion, and low in neuroticism, tend to exhibit preferences for listening, learning, speaking and reading. The findings suggest that there are personality-embedded nuanced language-related expressions of trait structures reflecting psychological needs for language competence, relatedness and autonomy in (co-)creation. The research underscores the importance of considering both language constructs and internationally validated personality traits in teachers and their students. It suggests that some teachers and students may naturally align with language-trait structures conducive to quality language teaching and, prospectively, to multi/plurilingual proficiency. Additionally, educational interventions can potentially influence the development of these identified conducive structures over time, offering insights into the stable psychological foundations for language development and consequent pluricultural competence.
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spelling doaj-art-f8a7455ad62f4ffe971eed6efeca5d082025-08-20T03:03:44ZengUniversity of LjubljanaCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal1855-97192232-26472024-09-01143143169https://doi.org/10.26529/cepsj.1893Language-Related Expressions of PersonalityŽeljko RačkiŽeljka FlegarMojca JuriševičThe present research aims to bridge the gap between prospective multi/ plurilingual education and overarching personality psychology by examining how language constructs and basic personality traits are interrelated in pre-service teachers who are fundamental to language education. The first part of the study identifies items within the International Personality Item Pool that are indicative of language constructs, revealing intricate language-related expressions of personality involving listening, learning, speaking, reading and writing. The second part investigates the links between these language constructs and the Big Five personality traits based on a sample of 124 female pre-service primary school teachers aged 19 to 27. The results show significant multivariate relationships, indicating that individuals high in conscientiousness, openness and extraversion, and low in neuroticism, tend to exhibit preferences for listening, learning, speaking and reading. The findings suggest that there are personality-embedded nuanced language-related expressions of trait structures reflecting psychological needs for language competence, relatedness and autonomy in (co-)creation. The research underscores the importance of considering both language constructs and internationally validated personality traits in teachers and their students. It suggests that some teachers and students may naturally align with language-trait structures conducive to quality language teaching and, prospectively, to multi/plurilingual proficiency. Additionally, educational interventions can potentially influence the development of these identified conducive structures over time, offering insights into the stable psychological foundations for language development and consequent pluricultural competence.https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/1893big five personality traitslanguage constructsmulti/plurilingual educationpersonality psychologypre-service teachers
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Language-Related Expressions of Personality
Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal
big five personality traits
language constructs
multi/plurilingual education
personality psychology
pre-service teachers
title Language-Related Expressions of Personality
title_full Language-Related Expressions of Personality
title_fullStr Language-Related Expressions of Personality
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title_short Language-Related Expressions of Personality
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language constructs
multi/plurilingual education
personality psychology
pre-service teachers
url https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/1893
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