The 1st International Asean-English Language Teaching Conference (ASEAN-ELT 2018)

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Zero to Hero: Taking Matters of EQ in Second Language Acquisition

EQ, SLA, emotions, learner autonomy

The purpose of this paper is to share on the observation based on learner’s Emotional Qualities (EQ) in acquiring second language in English language secondary classroom. EQ is the capacity to reason about emotions, and of emotions to enhance thinking thus have an impact on learner’s language acquisition. This is solely based on the researcher own observation throughout his 7 years of teaching English at one of the secondary schools in Sandakan, Sabah. The researcher uses the methods of observation, interviews, and reflections as feedback on the approaches and interventions that he has conducted with his learners in teaching and learning English. The researcher too, has included few stages that he has adapted in dealing with learner’s EQ thus tackling learners proficiency in acquiring the language in terms of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, scaffolding system, and learner autonomy in language acquisition. By looking at the matters of EQ in SLA, little but much, it does contribute towards learner development in acquiring the language without building up barrier of fear towards learning the English language.