情感因素对不同年龄段外语学习者的影响

The Effect of Affective Filters on Foreign Language Learners of Different Ages

摘要: 探讨情感因素对不同年龄段外语学习者的有利影响和不利影响,并就如何充分发挥情感因素的有利影响,最大限度地降低其不利影响,提出了在外语教学过程中应该注意的一些问题。

Abstract: Affective filters may have positive or negative effects on foreign language learners. The paper analyzes the different effects of affective filters on foreign language learners of different ages and further points out the ways to magnify the positive effects and to diminish the negative effects.