Recent literature has demonstrated the advantages of a low-arousal positive emotion -- foreign language peace of mind (FLPOM). In comparison to the well-studied high-arousal positive emotion (e.g. foreign language enjoyment), FLPOM is primarily experienced by foreign language (FL) learners from collective societies. Pioneering research into FLPOM…

The purpose of this sociolinguistic study is to examine language beliefs, emotions, and practices of twenty bi/multilingual fourth-grade children of immigrants in monolingual U.S. schools in relation to societal language ideologies. This qualitative multiple case study included individual semi-structured interviews with bi/multilingual children…

Against the backdrop of rapidly growing attention to FL learners' emotions, the present study investigated learners' classroom emotions (anxiety, boredom, and enjoyment), literacy outcomes (reading and writing proficiency), and a largely neglected factor in FL emotions research to date -- maternal education as a proxy for socio-economic status.…