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The influence of emotional intelligence in the performance of English-Speaking skill in 7th graders at Gimnasio Los Pinos

Resumen en inglés

Emotional intelligence is a key means that influences language learning since English is a communication tool that requires expressing thoughts and emotions to develop language skills such as speaking. However, speaking in English as a foreign language is not easy for learners and they need emotional intelligence and effort to produce correctable utterances in English. Therefore, the present study attempts to explain the importance of emotional. This study focuses on students in 7th grade of the Gimnasio Los Pinos of Bogotá, who usually feel emotions such as anxiety, stress, and insecurity when speaking in English, which hinders the learning process. As a result, it is expected to contribute to the educational field from psychology in order to facilitate the learning of oral skill through emotional intelligence and affective skills