Emotion as the amplifier and the primary motive: Some theories of emotion with relevance to language learning

Emotion is crucial to living and learning. The powerful intertwining of emotion and cognition ignites learning within a complex dynamic system, which, as several sections of this paper show, also includes societal and cultural influences. As “the primary human motive” (MacIntyre, 2002a, p. 61), emot...

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Main Author: Rebecca L. Oxford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of English Studies Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts Adam Mickiewicz University 2015-01-01
Series:Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Online Access:http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/ssllt/article/view/3869