A transdisciplinary approach to teaching English “emotion vocabulary” to adult learners [Articol]

Abstract

In the era of the Internet and Globalization the approach to teaching English in adult learners and not only has shifted from a monolingual paradigm to a plurilingual one, from a monodisciplinary approach to a transdisciplinary one, as well from a teacher centered perspective to a student centered education. Moreover every process in which the human being is an actor is examined in a holistic way by means of the tools known to the scientists. Thus many sciences come together to explain concepts and ideas and their differences among various cultures, fact which contributes to a better understanding of how to develop qualitative intercultural communication as English is the global language for human verbal interaction. Emotional intelligence is one of the key successful skills which contributes to the development of a good human interaction in one culture or interculturally that is why a transdisciplinary approach to teaching “emotion vocabulary” plays a crucial role. Emotional intelligence refers not only to the linguistic competence of the speaker who can express his/her/their feelings in a certain culture or inter-culturally but also contribute to the development of the other skills which together make up the complex ability of an emotional literacy in a person.