Addressing Emotional Aspects in the Second Language Learning Processes

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Published: Mar 4, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.19183/how.31.1.704
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acculturation, affective filter, anxiety, ethnicity, motivation

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Luis F. Cisneros
Colegio Colombo Británico, Envigado, Colombia.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9034-7793

Abstract

Learning a foreign language incorporates cognitive, communicative, emotional, and social aspects. Some of these aspects have to do with the structure of the language being studied; some others deal with social and psychological issues that influence the environment where the learning process takes place. This reflection paper addresses various emotional aspects that can bring up positive outcomes along the foreign language learning stages. Elements such as motivation, attitudes, levels of anxiety, acculturation, ethnicity, and personality are considered for this work. Readers should be able to find useful ideas for their ESL/EFL classes.

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Cisneros, L. F. (2024). Addressing Emotional Aspects in the Second Language Learning Processes. HOW, 31(1), 167–185. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.31.1.704
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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2024): January / June
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Reflections and Revision of Themes
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Luis F. Cisneros, Colegio Colombo Británico, Envigado, Colombia.

He is an ESL / EFL High School teacher; Head of the English Department at Colegio Colombo Británico in Envigado, Colombia. He has more than 25 years of teaching experience in Schools and Universities, with an interest in developing second language competence through meaningful, real-life use of English.

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