Download PDFOpen PDF in browserPsychological Characteristics of Foreign Languages SpeakersEasyChair Preprint 44072 pages•Date: October 16, 2020AbstractThe results of psychological characteristics study of the speakers foreign languages are presented. Students with special educational needs in foreign languages learning of the Alliance Française cultural center and of the Southern Federal University (46 people) took part at the research. They were divided into three conditional groups: 1) bilinguals, 2) multilinguals and 3) monolinguals. We revealed the dominance of a realistic style of thinking, a tendency to passivity in behavior and a high level of attachment in bilinguals, in contrast to polilinguals (p <0.05) and also a higher level of aggression in polylinguals in contrast to bilinguals (p <0.05). It is concluded that the differences in the psychological characteristics of bilinguals and polilinguals are due to the characteristics of their dominant thinking styles. Keyphrases: Polylinguals, bilinguals, foreign languages, psychological characteristics, special educational needs
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