The Role of Emotion in Language Education
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- 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_139How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Emotion; Foreign language enjoyment; Foreign language anxiety; Second/foreign language education
- Abstract
There is a heated topic in the area of emotions in second language (SL) or foreign language (FL) contexts, especially since the emergence of positive psychology (PP). However, most studies have emphasized the effects of foreign language enjoyment (FLE) on language performance without treating in much detail its effects on various other aspects and the ‘positive forces’ of negative emotions. The present paper examines the focus of two key theories in the affective domain in the FL classroom, including broaden-and-build theory (BBT) and control-value theory (CVT), and their applicability to SLA, respectively. Additionally, this article explores the interaction between foreign language anxiety (FLA) and motivation and the effects of FLE and FLA on different aspects, including learners’ FL performance, motivation, cognition, and psychology. The paper emphasizes that both positive and negative emotions play a vital role in SL/FL education, and it is suggested that language instructors and learners be cautious when dealing with FLA and take a ‘balanced’ view of the anxiety level in the language learning process.
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TY - CONF AU - Yiming Ning PY - 2023 DA - 2023/02/13 TI - The Role of Emotion in Language Education BT - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1097 EP - 1103 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_139 DO - 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_139 ID - Ning2023 ER -