Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: factores afectivos

Resumen:

This study builds on insights into the crucial role learner emotions play in their flourishing. It investigates learners’ and teachers’ perspectives on how to enhance positive emotions both inside and outside modern foreign language classrooms in England, amidst a language crisis and reduced modern foreign language uptake across the United Kingdom. A thematic qualitative text analysis of 18 semi-structured interviews with secondary-level teachers and learners from 7 schools across England revealed that both learners and teachers emphasise the significant impact of teachers on fostering positive emotions in the classroom. They also showed that students lack awareness of the benefits of learning languages beyond English. Furthermore, the interview data suggests that the government, schools, school leaders, and parents must also engage...

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