Risk Taking:
Risk taking is an important characteristic of successful learning of a second language. Learners have to be able to gamble a bit, to be willing to try out hunches about the language and take the risk of being wrong. According to Dufeu, “Feel comfortable as they take their first public steps in the strange world of a foreign language. To achieve this, one has to create a climate of acceptance that will stimulate self confidence, and encourage participants to experiment and to discover the target language, allowing themselves to take risks without feeling embarrased.”
Self esteem:
In psychology , self-esteem reflects a person’so overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth.Self-esteem encompasses beliefs (for example, “I am competent/incompetent”) and emotions (for example, triumph/despair/pride/shame). Behavior may reflect self-esteem (for example,assertiveness/shiness/confidence/caution).Psychologists usually regard self-esteem as an enduring personality characteristic (trait self-esteem), though normal, short-term variations (state self-esteem) occur.Self-esteem can apply specifically to a particular dimension (for example, “I believe I am a good writer, and feel proud of that in particular”) or have global extent (for example, “I believe I am a good person, and feel proud of myself in general”).
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