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Barriers In Foreign Language Acquisition In Different Periods Of Adulthood

Table 1: Distribution of barriers withing each type of barriers (in interviews with teachers)

Type Description 15-20 21-35 36-50 50+
Didactic low communicative competence of teacher + + +
low lingua-didactic competence of teacher +
unequal level of student’s proficiency in different language skills + +
Social adaptation problem finding balance between learning languages and other social roles (job, family, university etc.) + +
problems accepting the role of a student + +
problems finding friends and support in a new social environment +
lack of family support +
Linguistic differences in grammatical structure of L1 and L2 + +
differences in phonetical structure of L1 and L2 + +
L2 spelling +
Psychophysiological low ability to change words and combine them into utterances according to L2 grammar rules + + +
optical dyslexia + + +
bad memory + + +
inability to use L2 directly without translating from L1 + +
low auditory ability + + +
linguistic reasoning disorder + +
inability for inductive learning + +
bad articulation sensitivity + +
low speed of cognitive processes +
Competence low competence of students in using language learning strategies + + +
absence of previous experience in learning foreign languages + +
low metalinguistic awareness +
absence of clear learning goals + +
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