The Role of Emotions in Motivation in Language Learning

Classrooms are full of emotional experiences that lead to interactions, and influence learning and performance of students; and these experiences are considered to have crucial role in understanding learning processes, student motivation and effective teaching (Pekrun, Goetz, Titz, & Perry 2002). Emotions inhabits all phase of learning and affect learners' motivation, significantly. However, there have been limited research on the role of emotions in learning despite the close and intimate relationship between emotion and motivation.Therefore, this book discusses the emotional experiences of learners in class, and the relationship between these emotional experiences and the learners¿ motivation to learn English, with a particular emphasis on Dörnyei¿s L2 Motivational Self System.