<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Emotional intelligence, a set of skills which are considered as necessary in the context of interaction with other people, was defined by a number of authors, including Goleman (1996), Gardner and Mayer &amp; Salovey. A number of studies investigated the impact of emotional intelligence on learning, teaching and education. The focus of this article is to explore the definition of emotional intelligence and the impact that emotional intelligence and affective factors have in the context of foreign language learning and teaching. The article also focuses on research conducted with a group of 23 students and their self assessment of emotional intelligence as well as their perceptions of the ways emotional intelligence has an impact on foreign language learning. The article attempts to provide recommendations of implementing activities and teaching practices in the context of foreign language learning and teaching aiming to foster emotional intelligence development.</p></abstract>

Emotional intelligence, a set of skills which are considered as necessary in the context of interaction with other people, was defined by a number of authors, including Goleman (1996), Gardner and Mayer & Salovey. A number of studies investigated the impact of emotional intelligence on learning, teaching and education. The focus of this article is to explore the definition of emotional intelligence and the impact that emotional intelligence and affective factors have in the context of foreign language learning and teaching. The article also focuses on research conducted with a group of 23 students and their self assessment of emotional intelligence as well as their perceptions of the ways emotional intelligence has an impact on foreign language learning. The article attempts to provide recommendations of implementing activities and teaching practices in the context of foreign language learning and teaching aiming to foster emotional intelligence development.

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence in the Context of Language Learning and Teaching

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Emotional intelligence, a set of skills which are considered as necessary in the context of interaction with other people, was defined by a number of authors,...

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence in the Context of Language Learning and Teaching

Online veröffentlicht: 11. Mai 2017

Seitenbereich: 125 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2017-0009

Schlüsselwörter
emotional intelligence, learning, language learning, teaching practices

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence in the Context of Language Learning and Teaching

Online veröffentlicht: 11. Mai 2017

Seitenbereich: 125 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2017-0009

Schlüsselwörteremotional intelligence, learning, language learning, teaching practices

© South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
emotional intelligence, learning, language learning, teaching practices