Reflection on EFL/ESL Teachers' Emotional Creativity and Students L2 Engagement

Abstract

Emotions are one of the pillars of all human beings which can play a vital role in providing education. Emotions can affect all aspects of education. The feeling of creativity is one of the subsets of emotions. This feeling strongly affects the performance of education and the level of involvement of students. Student involvement has different aspects: social aspect; individual aspect, and emotional aspect. The present review shows that the emotional aspect of L2 engagement plays a pivotal role in the process of learning the language in English as a foreign language (EFL) and English as a second language (ESL) context. In dealing with the emotional aspect of teachers, the personal, social, and environmental aspects of the individual should be considered. The paper concludes with some pedagogical implications and provides some suggestions for future research.

Perceived teacher-student relationship and growth mindset as predictors of student engagement in foreign student engagement in foreign language learning: the mediating role of foreign language enjoyment

“…Behavioral engagement pertains to students’ participation and active involvement in class discussions throughout a course, with predictors such as the quality and quantity of active participation ( Philp and Duchesne, 2016 ; Phung, 2017 ; Fan and Xu, 2020 ). Cognitive engagement involves learners’ psychological investment in the learning process through the use of strategic tools ( Li, 2021 ; Saeli and Cheng, 2021 ; Sun et al, 2021 ; Zhou et al, 2021 ). Emotional engagement focuses on students’ inner thoughts and feelings and how they respond to the learning experience, with emotionally engaged students being more enthusiastic, inclined to attend class, and having positive attitudes toward their education ( McKellar et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Emotional engagement focuses on students’ inner thoughts and feelings and how they respond to the learning experience, with emotionally engaged students being more enthusiastic, inclined to attend class, and having positive attitudes toward their education ( McKellar et al, 2020 ). Lastly, agentic engagement pertains to students’ influence and role in enhancing learning and teaching efficiency ( Reeve, 2013 ; Dao et al, 2021 ; Sun et al, 2021 ).…”