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MINI REVIEW article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psychology of Language
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1594282
This article is part of the Research Topic Reviews in Psychology of Language - Volume II View all articles
Examining the Relationship between Foreign Language Anxiety and Foreign Language Enjoyment from the Perspective of Positive Psychology：A Mini Review
Provisionally accepted- Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
Negative emotions represented by foreign language anxiety (FLA) have long been an important topic in the study of second language acquisition (SLA), while the influence of positive emotions on foreign language learning (FLL) has long been neglected. Since Positive Psychology (PP) was introduced into the field of SLA, research on learners' positive and negative emotions in SLA based on the perspective of PP has begun to flourish. Particularly, the correlation between foreign language enjoyment (FLE) and FLA has become a hot topic. Based on the analysis of the literature on FLA and FLE, it was found that the research on FLA and FLE mainly focuses on the following categories: correlation between FLA and FLE, influencing factors of FLA and FLE, correlation of FLA and FLE with academic achievements, and dynamicity of FLA and FLE. This study summarized the major findings in the four research hotspots and concluded with some research lacunae and possible directions for future research on FLA and FLE from the perspective of PP.
Keywords: Foreign language anxiety, Foreign language enjoyment, foreign language learning, Foreign language learners, Academic achievements, Positive Psychology
Received: 15 Mar 2025; Accepted: 03 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Qiangfu Yu, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, China
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