RELC journal, 2023-04, Vol.54 (1), p.22-36
2023
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Boredom as an Aversive Emotion Experienced by English Majors
- Ist Teil von
- RELC journal, 2023-04, Vol.54 (1), p.22-36
- Ort / Verlag
- London, England: SAGE Publications
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
- Quelle
- ERIC
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Despite a growing focus on positive psychology in recent years, negative emotions have not ceased to play a crucial role in learning additional languages in the classroom. This paper reports a study that investigated one such negative emotion – boredom – as experienced by 115 advanced learners of English. They were asked to write a descriptive paragraph about boredom that they experienced during English classes. Qualitative analysis resulted in the identification of five broad categories of factors responsible for student boredom – namely, language tasks, the teacher, modes of class organization, class components and others. On that basis, some boredom-coping solutions are offered.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0033-6882eISSN: 1745-526XDOI: 10.1177/0033688220973732Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_journals_2791912655
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Advanced Students, Classroom Techniques, Coping, Educational activities, Emotions, English (Second Language), English as a second language learning, English language learners, Foreign Countries, Individual differences, Language Attitudes, Learning Motivation, Majors (Students), Motivation, Negative Attitudes, Psychological Patterns, Psychology, Qualitative research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Verbal tasks