2. The basic aim of the given project is to determine the influence of
types of temperament on learning languages.
Tasks of the research:
1. To study available sources of the information on the given theme.
2. To analyze all types of temperaments and determine their influence
upon studying foreign languages.
3. To do interrogation to determine types of temperaments of
pupils, teachers of English, and senior students of faculty of foreign
languages of Surgut State University.

3. What is temperament?
• Temperament – is persistent combination of
personality’s individual qualities.
• Temperament characterizes dynamics of a person, but it
doesn’t describe his opinions, sights, interests, it isn’t
indicator of person’s value, it doesn’t determine his
possibilities.
• There are four types of temperament: choleric,
melancholic, sanguine, phlegmatic.

4. History of types of temperaments
 The founder of the doctrine
about types of temperaments is
the ancient doctor Hippocrates.
 He thought that there were four basic «juices» of life –
blood, phlegm, bile, black bile.
Sanguine - «blood»;
phlegmatic – «phlegm»;
choleric - «bile»;
melancholic - «black bile».

5. Types of temperaments
The sanguine person The choleric person
 extremely active  active
 sociable  initiative
 has an easy life through  has extra life energy
misfortunes
 impatient
 impatient  can conflict with others
 clumsy  hasn’t got enough self -
 changes mood control

6. Types of temperaments
The Melancholic person The phlegmatic person
 mild  calm
 sensitive  patient
 observant  self-controlled
 anxiety in his behavior  hard to new people
 vulnerable  doesn’t show feelings
 isn’t active and sociable  isn’t active and sociable

7. Influence of type of temperament
on learning foreign languages
The sanguine person The choleric person
 communicative with loud  vivid with passionate quick
voice speech
 can easy understand new  does important work for
material himself;
 cheerful  he won’t work unless he
 active rebuilds the energy
 hardworking  has meaningful expression

8. Influence of type of temperament
on learning foreign languages
The melancholic person The phlegmatic person
 has not rhythmic speech with  has calm, slow speech
quite voice without clear emotions,
 shy; expression and gestures
 modest  quiet
 not active  silent
 incommunicative  slow

9. Influence of type of temperament
on learning foreign languages
extroverts introverts
 The cholerics and sanguines  The melancholics and
are extroverts phlegmatics are introverts
Extrovert(«extra») is a Introvert («intro») is a
person, concentrated on person, concentrated on his
people. own world.

10. Types of temperament of teachers of
English
Choleric
Melancholic
1(20%) 1(20%)
Phlegmatic
Sanguine
3(60%) CholericMel
ancholic

11. Types of temperament of pupils
3 (13%)
3 (13%)
11 (46%)
4 (17%)
3 (13%)
choleric
sanguine
melancholic
phlegmatic
cholericmelancholic

12. Types of temperament of senior students of
the faculty of foreign languages
2 (10%)
5 (25%) 9 (45%)
4 (20%)
The choleric
The melancholic
The sanguine
The phlegmatic

13. Does the type of temperament influence
the learning of foreign languages?
 The foreign language is much easier for communicative
people, called extroverts
 There are no good or bad types of temperaments
 Each type of temperament has own advantages and
disadvantages
 Every person can learn languages and be successful in it