Influence of personal factors in mandarin language learning

Language learning is influenced by both internal and external factors, with personal characteristics playing a crucial role in deciding the success or failure of learning. This study aims to explore the influence of personal, behavioural, and environmental factors on undergraduate language acquisition. The study used a quantitative survey, focusing on four key areas: demographic details, cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies, and resource management. A total of 156 undergraduates took part in this study. The results reveal that cognitive strategies (such as rehearsal and organization), metacognitive self-regulation, and resource management were closely linked to the improvement of language proficiency. This study emphasizes the importance of integrating various learning strategies into teaching methods and proposes that a strategy-centred personalized teaching approach can significantly improve the effectiveness of language acquisition. Additionally, future research could explore how learning strategies transfer across diverse languages and academic fields.