The affective domain and the emotional factors that influence language learning have been of interest in the field of language teaching for a number of years. By proposing a holistic approach to the learning process, this volume takes the position that the language learning experience will be much more effective when both affect and cognition are considered. The eighteen chapters discuss issues such as memory, anxiety, self-esteem, facilitation, autonomy, classroom activities, and assessment from the perspective of affect.
Jane Arnold is Professor of ELT methodology in the English Language Department at the University of Seville (Spain). She is on advisory boards for several language teaching organizations and journals. Working with both English and Spanish as second languages, she has given plenaries and workshops and taught modules for Masters programmes in several European countries, in Morocco, Algeria, the United States, Argentina and Singapore. She is convinced that when teaching is affective it becomes more effective.