1. Second Language Acquisition: The Emotional Factor Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Faculdade de Letras Curso de Especialização em Inglês Academic Skills October 2009

2. Questions to be answered: What is the role played by the “emotional factor” in Second Language Acquisition? What is the role played by the “emotional factor” in Second Language Acquisition? How far does the intuitive notion that emotions play a meaningful part match with scientific research? How far does the intuitive notion that emotions play a meaningful part match with scientific research? Can we control that? Can we control that?

3. “The Affective Filter Hypothesis” Introduced in 1981 by Stephen D. Krashen Introduced in 1981 by Stephen D. Krashen It explains variables such as: It explains variables such as:motivation, self-confidence and anxiety in the process of acquiring a Second Language. in the process of acquiring a Second Language.

4. Emotional Factors Do you have self- confidence? Do you have self- confidence? Can you control your anxiety? Can you control your anxiety? Do you have any “affective filters”? Do you have any “affective filters”?

5. “Integrative Motivation” Thorsten Piske and Martha Young- Scholten (2008) Thorsten Piske and Martha Young- Scholten (2008) Idea of the desire to belong to a certain group Idea of the desire to belong to a certain group Connected to long-term Connected to long-term success in Language Acquisition

6. “Instrumental Motivation” Thorsten Piske and Martha Young- Scholten (2008) Thorsten Piske and Martha Young- Scholten (2008) Is related to what you “need” to accomplish a task Is related to what you “need” to accomplish a task Connected to short-term success in Language Acquisition Connected to short-term success in Language Acquisition

7. How can we (really) acquire a language? Stephen Krashen: Stephen Krashen: "Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language - natural communication - in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding"

8. Second Language Acquisition According to Krashen (1981): According to Krashen (1981): "Language acquisition does not require extensive use of conscious grammatical rules, and does not require tedious drills".

9. Quicker process Meaningful interaction in the target language Meaningful interaction in the target language Communicative approach Communicative approach Native language acquisition process – as it happens to a child Native language acquisition process – as it happens to a child

10. The traditional learning style Known as: Second Language Learning Known as: Second Language Learning Teacher’s role: authority Teacher’s role: authority Focus on Grammar rules Focus on Grammar rules Memorization of words and phrase structures Memorization of words and phrase structures

11. Where does your Motivation come from? Is it extrinsic or intrinsic? Is it extrinsic or intrinsic? Do you want to learn or do you have to? Do you want to learn or do you have to? Do you see language learning as a personal improvement or as a “tool”? Do you see language learning as a personal improvement or as a “tool”?

12. Second Language Acquisition: a matter of survival! More and faster changes in the world More and faster changes in the world New technologies (new means of communication) New technologies (new means of communication) Globalization Globalization

13. Conclusion Many aspects are involved in the process of acquiring and using a Second Language. It does not matter from how many aspects there are, the Emotion Factor plays a very important, maybe the most important, role when it comes to successfully learning a Second Language.

14. Group 2: Eliane Maria Costa Luciene Carvalho Lopes Sabrina Melo Paulo de Castro

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