Abstract

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Intercultural pragmatics and emotional intelligence have influenced our coexistence and how  English and other languages are learned and acquired in Latin America. This research aims at analysing how emotional intelligence and interculturalism have affected the way people learn and acquire English and other languages most especially in the higher institutions. Equally important, this research has identified the problems of language learning which could be connected to lack of  intercultural knowledge and emotional intelligence. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that learning English language and other languages can be determined by our intercultural knowledge and emotional intelligence. This research study utilizes mixed methodology. In other words, it uses quantitative and qualitative methodologies which allow analysis of dependent and independent variables in one study, Cameron R, Sankaran S, (2015) and in the same vein, it allows the analysis of measurable elements supported by descriptive or humanistic part of the investigation.  As a result,  the findings of this research  work reveal that  learners ` intercultural competence combined with emotional intelligence directly and indirectly affect the way he or she uses and acquires English and other  languages in the long run.  Mayer, J.D (2009). Still talking about the results of this research, it can be mentioned that our intercultural competence and the understanding of our social emotional/physical environment as demonstrated by this research have further influence how we use English and other languages and these concepts remain a fundamentally predominant subject of this research. It can be concluded that an adequate intercultural knowledge combined with emotional intelligence can determine our communicative competence of English and other languages coupled with emotional intelligence required to be an efficient, successful and competent users of English and other languages acquired in Latin America at large.

Keywords: Intercultural knowledge, Emotional intelligence, communicative competence, language learning.

 

References

Cameron R, & Sankaran S, (2015) Mixed methodology in project management.

    Retrieved from https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10453/42009/4/6CC7D422-E263- 

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Mayer, J.D (2009) What emotional intelligence is and is not.

     Retrieved from www.psychology.com   December 19th,2017