As evidenced by recent studies in the fields of positive psychology and psycholinguistics,
learners' emotions and thoughts while learning a second language are believed to generate …

Learners' emotions in learning a foreign language are claimed to shape complicated
dynamic associations contributing to their motivational and linguistic outcomes, as …

Interest in the effect of positive and negative emotions in foreign language acquisition has
soared recently because of the positive psychology movement (Dewaele & MacIntyre, 2014 …

Considering the recent, burgeoning interest in positive psychology individual difference
factors and the prominent role of ideal L2 self in learning foreign languages, this study is an …

The current study was motivated by recent interest in the effect of positive and negative
emotions in the context of foreign language learning resulting from the rise of the positive …

A plethora of recent studies in foreign language learning pivots around the interplay among
individual difference factors, such as attitudes, motivation, anxiety, and emotional state …

The role of grit and positive emotions has been extensively researched in the field of
education in recent years. However, the role of domain-specific grit in mediating the …

This study examines five affective variables: motivation, attitudes, anxiety, self-esteem and
autonomy, with the aim of establishing their effect, together and individually, on learners' L2 …

Positive emotions are vital in learning English as a foreign language (EFL). However, while
research on EFL learning mainly focuses on negative emotions, there has been growing …

Emotions in foreign language (FL) learning have become an increasingly popular research
avenue in applied linguistics. Such research is often carried out using linear correlational or …