1. Anyely Fernandez
Delis Soto
Angelica Urango
Kelly Simanca

2. A feeling of embarrassment
or worry that prevents you
from saying or doing what
you want.

3. Inhibition refers to the set of
defenses built to protect human
beings’ ego

4. Inhibition
Newborns
Childhood Adulthood
Adolescence

5.  Perfectionism.
 Low self-concept.
 Anxiety.
 Competition(learners perceive others to be
critical, even judging their very person when they make
a mistake in a second language)

6. I did nothing

8.  It has been suggested that inhibition
discourages risk-taking, which is necessary for
progress in language learning.
 Inhibition is often considered to be a particular
problem for adolescents, who are more self-
conscious than younger learners.
 Inhibition is a negative force, at least for second
language pronunciation performance.
 Be aware that inhibition may have more
influence in language performance than in
language learning.

9. Risk Taking

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