INSIGHTS INTO CHANGING EMOTIONS IN ENGLISH ORAL COMMUNICATION FROM EFL STUDENTS’ ACCOUNTS
Vol. 132 No. 6B (2023), Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Vol. 132 No. 6B (2023)

INSIGHTS INTO CHANGING EMOTIONS IN ENGLISH ORAL COMMUNICATION FROM EFL STUDENTS’ ACCOUNTS

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijssh.v132i6B.7049
Published 2023-09-14
Pham Nguyen Ai
Trường ĐH Ngoại ngữ, Đại học Huế
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Keywords

language anxiety, changing emotions, oral communication, interaction lo lắng về ngôn ngữ, thay đổi cảm xúc, giao tiếp bằng lời nói, sự tương tác

Abstract

In applied linguistics, the scope of emotion research has broadened from the simple linear cause and effect paradigm of anxiety to multiple facets of emotions and their interaction with various aspects of language learning. This paper is part of the study employing a qualitatively-driven mixed methods research design, including self-designed questionnaires, followed by semi-structured interviews and reflective journals. It explores tertiary EFL student’s perceptions of their changing emotions in oral communication and the effects of emotions on their English speaking. The accounts collected from ten students from the qualitative phase, revealed the changing emotions experienced by the participants across the different contexts of language learning, including school, out-of-school, and tertiary contexts. The findings also show the rich sources of their emotions emerging from their social interaction with others, and the influences of emotions on their oral communication. The results also provide theoretical and practical implications for emotion research and pedagogies of EFL teaching and learning.

https://doi.org/10.26459/hueunijssh.v132i6B.7049
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