Lani Freeborn is a PhD student at the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC), University of Amsterdam. Her research interests include individual differences in language learning and complex dynamic systems theory. In her PhD project, Lani is exploring the construct of foreign language aptitude as a complex system, investigating the influence of cognitive, affective and cognitive individual differences on L2 learning outcomes. She has experience teaching EFL and EAP in Portugal, China, Cambodia, and Hong Kong. Lani is also an assistant editor at the journal Linguistics in Amsterdam.