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Developing Emotional Intelligence in English Lessons to Raise Students’ Self-awareness

This study aims to explore strategies for developing emotional intelligence (EI) in secondary school English classes to raise students' self-awareness. It investigates the importance of EI in the classroom and explores the situation in a secondary school regarding emotional intelligence and self-awareness among students. The study includes observations, questionnaires, and the implementation of strategies within English lessons. The results show that integrated learning and emotional learning contribute to the growth of self-awareness, and tasks and activities can easily be adapted into English lessons.

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Developing Emotional Intelligence in English Lessons to Raise Students’ Self-awareness

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  1. Skolotāja kvalifikācija tiek iegūta ar Eiropas Sociālā fonda projekta atbalstu„Inovatīva un praksē balstīta pedagogu izglītības ieguve un mentoru profesionālā pilnveide” Vienošanās Nr.2010/0096/1DP/1.2.1.2.3./09/IPIA/VIAA/001 Developing Emotional Intelligence in English Lessons to Raise Students’ Self-awareness Author: Sidija Kalnciema Id.No. SK 11054 Adviser: Asoc. Prof. Dr. Paed. Indra Odiņa

  2. “Children’s lives are much more stressful today as well. When adults live at a hurried, frenetic pace, their children are at the receiving end”.(Lantieri 2008:11) Growing demands at schools at times grow over the ability of children - to manage distress - to cope with emotions - maintain their mutual relationships - handle relationships with their parents

  3. Are school subjects the most important piece of the educational experience of a child?

  4. Aim To examine the strategies for developing Emotional Intelligence in secondary school English classes to raise students’ self-awareness

  5. To explore the terms and to elucidate the importance of EI in the classroom • Goleman (1998) • Brearley (2001) • Lantieri (2008) • Gardner (1993) • Berman (1998) • Salovey, Mayer (1990)

  6. To explore the situation in the secondary school as regards to: - emotional intelligence - self-awareness among students Case study at Riga State Gymnasium No. 3

  7. Observation • lack of communication with other classmates • evading active participation in lessons • being introvert • sitting apart form the group in the classroom

  8. Questionnaire No. 1 to find out the self-image of students at the beginning of the study Questionnaire: “Is Your Self-image Positive or Negative?”

  9. To adapt strategies and tasks for raising students' self-awareness

  10. To implement strategies within the English lesson

  11. Questionnaire No. 2 to find out the self-image of students at the end of the study Questionnaire “Is Your Self-image Positive or Negative” (results compared)

  12. Correlation of Students’ Personality Judgment

  13. the integrated learning produces considerable results emotional learning contributes to the growth of self-awareness tasks and activities are easily adaptable into an English lesson Conclusions

  14. To conclude ... “Scientists now believe that improving attention and memory, along with freeing the mind form impulsivity and distress, puts a child’s mind in the best zone for learning. And social and emotional learning does that” (Lantieri 2008:3)

  15. Developing Emotional Intelligence in English Lessons to Raise Students’ Self-awareness

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