Annales Neophilologiarum

This paper presents the questionnaire survey being conducted among 40 students of Modern Philol-ogy with introverted personality. Within different psychological constructs, the characteristics of the students and their influence on the process of foreign language acquisition were described. Special capabilities of the introvert students involve grammatical sensitivity and, as a consequence, linguistic correctness of expression in a foreign language. This predisposition is associated with inductive reasoning ability, elasticity in including new linguistic facts into own store of knowledge, and reflectiveness. Capabilities of the subjects in this sphere are conducive to the mastering of grammar and written expression. The problems the introvert students cope with are associated with speaking in a foreign language. More modest abilities than those mentioned above that reflect the ease of pronunciation and distinguishing of sounds, as well imitation of intonation, rhythm, sentence melody in a foreign language, were observed. The problems are also associated with avoidance of risk to speak and lack of freedom and fluency when speaking. Low self-assessment of the subjects is not conducive to success within this ability.