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An Analysis on EFL learners’ Emotional Intelligence, Academic Emotions and EFL Learning Achievement

Qian Yang
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v18.n4.p8
Abstract

With the development of society, the influence of emotional intelligence and emotion on foreign language learning is receiving increasing attention from scholars. At the same time, with the development of positive psychology in the field of second language acquisition, the research on academic emotion is changing from negative emotion to positive emotion. A thorough understanding of the current research on emotional intelligence and foreign language learning emotion can enrich the relevant research theoretically and promote students’ positive emotions in practice. This paper reviews the development of the field and summarises the relevant theories, research content and research methods. Through an in-depth interpretation of the relationship between emotional intelligence, academic emotions and English language achievement, the paper proposes a vision of research that is complex in terms of research variables, diverse in terms of research methods, and diverse in terms of research themes, laying the foundation for further research.

Keywords
Emotional Intelligence; Academic Emotions; EFL Learning Achievement
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