More stories please! a review of research into the use of literature as a means to improve emotional intelligence and learner performance in the ESL classroom

• Main Author: John Mark Storey
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pennwell Corporation 2020
• Subjects: L Education (General); PE English language
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27213/1/More%20stories%20please%21%20A%20review%20of%20research%20into%20the%20use%20of%20literature%20as%20a%20means%20to%20improve%20emotional%20intelligence%20and%20learner%20performance%20in%20the%20ESL%20classroom-Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/27213/; http://www.solidstatetechnology.us/index.php/JSST/article/view/2013

While there is significant evidence to indicate that emotional intelligence is a major factor in second language learning, there is also an impressive body of research suggesting that EI can be inculcated through the close reading and analysis of emotion-inducing stories. On the basis of these findi...