EMOTIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE CLASSROOM AS A BASIS FOR A FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract

The article analyzes issues related to the emotional environment at classes of English as a foreign language, and its impact on the motivation and academic performance. The author provides a theoretical definition of emotions, and introduces the concept of regulating academic emotions, which underlies self-esteem and is an essential condition for a successful language acquisition. The article examines the term “pleasure of foreign language learning.” The theoretical conclusions related to the positive psychology and its influence on the pedagogical process are presented. The work analyzes the practical results of the experiment on the interdependence of the emotional mood of the teacher and student. The researcher considers the problems faced by the teacher and student in the process of learning second language and the factors, which provide a favorable emotional environment in the classroom.