The current article aimed to reveal the correlation between cognition of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and stances of achieving success in second language learning. It is obvious that EI plays a major role for ESL learners in language learning. However, one of the research questions of the present article is that “How EI may impact on learners’ development in a language learning process, positively or negatively?”

Emotional Intelligence (EI), SLA learners, integrated language skills

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