Dynamics of learner affective development in early FLL Jelena Mihaljevic Djigunovic, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching Department of English Studies, Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz SSLLT 2 (2). 159-178

Dynamics of learner affective
development in early FLL
Jelena Mihaljevic Djigunovic
University of Zagreb, CroatiaArticle abstract
This paper describes a study on affective characteristics of young FL learners that combines the developmental and contextual perspectives. Using the case study methodology the author analyses the affective profiles of three young learners of English as a foreign language who were followed for 4 years. The analyses are done taking into account their immediate language learning environment, home support, out-of-school exposure to English and language
achievement. The findings suggest that affective learner factors contribute to the dynamic complexity of early FLL.
Keywords: early language learning, attitudes, motivation, self-concept, contextual
factors