摘要
Affective factors play a significant role in languagelearning. This paper argues that positive emotions can facilitatethe language learning process and improve learners' languageperformance, while negative emotions will bring barriers tolanguage learning and reduce learners learning capacity. Withtwo true stories as an introduction and some relevant answersobtained from my questionnaire, this paper mainly discusses theinfluences of negative emotional factors on language learning.such as anxiety, low self-esteem, insecure classroomatmosphere, lack of rapport between teachers and students, etc.Some suggestions about how to overcome affective barriers areput forward.
Affective factors play a significant role in language learning. This paper argues that positive emotions can facilitate the language learning process and improve learners' language performance, while negative emotions will bring barriers to language learning and reduce learners' learning capacity. With two true stories as an introduction and some relevant answers obtained from my questionnaire, this paper mainly discusses the influences of negative emotional factors on language learning, such as anxiety, low self-esteem, insecure classroom atmosphere, lack of rapport between teachers and students, etc. Some suggestions about how to overcome affective barriers are put forward.
出处
《中国英语教学：英文版》
2004年第1期115-119,107,128,共7页
CHINESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
