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Emotion as the Amplifier and the Primary Motive: Some Theories of Emotion with Relevance to Language Learning
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Oxford, Rebecca L. – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2015
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), emotion operates as an amplifier, which…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Emotional Response, Cultural Influences, Constructivism (Learning)