The Effect of Introversion/ Extroversion of Iranian Students of Japanese on Their Speaking Ability in Terms of Accuracy, Fluency and Lexical Density

The present study was carried out to find if the personality traits of introversion and extroversion have any effects on the speaking ability of Iranian students of Japanese in terms of accuracy، fluency and lexical density. To this end، 60Iranian students of Japanese were given the Eysenck personality inventory; they were also given a role play interview test to elicit speaking samples from them. The application of the t-test procedure revealed that there is a significant difference between the subjects in accuracy and fluency in favor of the introverts. However، no significant difference was found between the two groups in respect of fluency. The findings of the study accentuate the need for teachers to heed their students’ personality trait as a means for the betterment of teaching practice in relation to speaking skills.