If we attend to [?] affective and cognitive components [?] students’ attitudes, [?] develop defendable pedagogical techniques, [?] may be able to increase [?] length of time students commit [?] language study and [?] chances of success [?] it. Self-assessment is [?] way of attending [?] such attitudes, since [?] encourages [?] student to become part [?] the whole process of language learning, and to be aware of individual progress.