Trait Emotional Intelligence and Classroom Emotions: A Positive Psychology Investigation and Intervention Among Chinese EFL Learners

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 10; p. 2453
• Main Authors: Li, Chengchen, Xu, Jinfen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 31.10.2019
• Subjects: classroom emotions; foreign language anxiety; foreign language enjoyment; positive psychology; Psychology; trait emotional intelligence

The link between emotional intelligence (EI) and negative emotions, especially anxiety, has been investigated in different educational contexts including second/foreign language (L2) learning contexts. However, the link between EI and positive emotions remains underexplored, despite the growing inte...