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provideanexcellentstartingpointforaninvestigationintothenatureofwell-be-
inganditscomponents.
2.Inordertohelpyourstudentsunderstandthecomplexityofemotions,ask
themtoexplorethePlutchikWheelofEmotions,whichprovidesalogical
andwell-organizedframeworktomakesenseofone’sfeelings.TeWheelis
basedontheeightbasicemotions,namelyjoy,trust,fear,surprise,sadness,
anticipation,anger,anddisgust,andorganizesthembasedontheirphysiolog-
icalfunctions.AninteractiveversionoftheWheelmaybefoundatthislink:
https:llwww.6seconds.orgl2020l08l11lplutchik-wheel-emotionslandclick-
ingontheemotions,studentsmayfindouttheiropposites,combinationsand
intensity.TemainaimofusingtheWheelistogainhigheremotionalliteracy,
whichrefersnotonlytoknowingthewordsforvariousemotionsbutalsolearn-
inghowemotionsafecteachotherortendtochangeovertime.Byclicking
onemotionontheinteractivechart,userscandiscoverthetypicalsensations
thatareexperiencedwithit,findouthowtheycanusetheirfeelings,aswellas
exploreoppositeemotions.
3.Tohelpyourstudentsunderstandtheiremotionsconnectedwithlearningasec-
ondlanguage,devoteaclasstotakingtheforeignlanguageenjoymentandforeign
languageclassroomanxietytests,whichyoucanfindbelow.Tocalculateeach
ofyourstudents’averageFLEandFLCAlevels,addupthescoresanddivide
by10forFLEandby8forFLCA.Pleasebearinmindthatquestions4and5in
theFLCAtesthavereversescoring,whichmeansthataferyourstudentshave
answeredthesequestions,theyneedtoconverttheirscoresinthefollowing
manner:
1equals5
2equals4
3equals3
4equals2
5equals1
Asisthecasewiththeadolescentwell-beingtestmentionedabove,youcanask
yourstudentstokeeptheirscorestothemselvesiftheywishtodoso.Onceagain,
thetestquestionsmayprovideafewworthwhilediscussionpoints.Tetestwas
developedbyDewaeleandMacIntyreandisprovidedherewiththepermission
oftheauthors.
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