Emotional experiences of Mexican language learners: A qualitative study of their effects on motivation

Mariza G. Méndez López

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Mariza G. Méndez López Universidad de Quintana Roo ##default.groups.name.author##

Palabras clave:

Emotions, motivation, language learning

Resumen

This article reports the emotional experiences of Mexican language learners in their second year of an English language teaching programme in a state university. The aim was to identify the effects of emotions on the motivational behaviour students display in daily classes. The instruments employed were personal narratives, electronic journals and semi-structured interviews. The results demonstrated that emotions are a source for students’ development and that meta-emotions can help students to become more motivated. The study revealed that emotions, positive and negative, can help students develop awareness, responsibility and commitment to their language learning process.

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