A Study on Korean Language Learning Strategy Use According to MBTI Personality Types

This study investigates the relationship between Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality types and preferred Korean language learning strategies among foreign learners. As the number of Korean learners continues to increase worldwide, there is a growing need for personalized and effective teaching approaches. Drawing on data from 200 intermediate and advanced learners residing in Korea, the study identified participants’ MBTI types and examined their preferred strategies using a modified version of Oxford’s (1990) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning (SILL). The results show significant correlations between certain MBTI dichotomies and learning strategy preferences. Extraverted learners favored social strategies such as group study and interaction with native speakers, while introverted learners preferred cognitive strategies like independent grammar and vocabulary study. Judging types tended to use systematic metacognitive strategies, whereas perceiving types relied more on flexible affective strategies. These findings underscore the importance of considering personality traits in designing customized Korean language education programs.