Teacher response to differences in learners; teacher variation in teaching in order to create the best learning experience possible for individuals or small groups. Learning centers or stations are areas of a classroom that are set up for specific purposes like reading or working with objects. Motivation, personality traits, proficiency level, metacognition, strategy instruction, and self-access rooms are important psychological and educational concepts for language learning.

1. Teacher response to differences in learners; teacher variation inteaching in order to create the best learning experience possiblefor individuals or small groups.Differentiated instruction

2. Areas of a classroom that are set up for specific purposes, suchreading or working with objects.Learning centers; stations

3. The knowledge and self-awareness a learner has of one’s ownlanguage learning process.Metacognition

4. Psychological factors that determine how much effort learnersare willing to apply to accomplish or learn something.Motivation

5. Particular qualities in someone’s character.Personality traits

6. The level of a learner’s language ability. How much language thelearner knows and can use.Proficiency level

7. A room or area of a room where materials are available for studentsto choose and use by themselves.Self-access room, area

8. Teaches students about learning strategies and how and when touse them; helps students identify personally effective strategies,and encourages them to make strategic behaviors a systematicpart of their learning.Strategy instruction