This paper critically examines the body of literature on emotions in second language
acquisition (SLA). More specifically, the following topics are discussed:(a) the three phases …

Cultivating motivation is crucial to a language learner's success–and therefore crucial for the
language teacher and researcher to understand. The third edition of Teaching and …

Building on the control-value theory, the present study examined the independent and joint
predictive effects of three emotions—enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom—on L2 achievement …

There is a growing research interest in a variety of emotions in foreign and second language
(L2) classrooms, especially since the introduction of positive psychology. However, research …

The past decade has witnessed a surge of research interest in diverse emotions that
foreign/second language (L2) learners experience. However, research on L2 boredom is …

Recent research has shown that Chinese foreign language learners' classroom emotions
stand out from learners in the rest of the world. The present mixed-method study investigated …

The influence of (trait) emotional intelligence (TEI) on academic achievement has been
documented in literature, while its influence in the specific domain of L2 learning remains …

This article reports on a two-step investigation of foreign language learning boredom
amongst Chinese university non-English-major EFL students and English teachers. In Study …

The current study contributes to the recent debate on the question whether learner emotions
can be intrinsically motivating or whether they are no more than diffuse action tendencies …

The field of SLA has witnessed an affective turn. It is mainly catalyzed by Positive
Psychology researchers' holistic view on diverse emotions, especially positive ones, that …