On the Correlation among Iranian Efl Learners' Emotional Intelligence, Self Esteem, and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety

1. IntroductionLanguage acquisition/ learning is one of the most impressive and fascinating aspects of human development. Many researchers in EFL setting believe that learners in EFL classrooms have certain characteristics that will lead to more or less successful language learning. All normal children, given a normal upbringing, are successful in acquiring their first language. But as for foreign language, their success varies greatly. So there must be such characteristics that make this great difference. Personality characteristics are among the factors which are generally considered to be pertinent to language learning (Miller, 1991; Barrick & Mount, 1993; Erdheim, Wang & Zickar, 2006). Personality characteristics within a person can help in some way to the success of language learning. Self-esteem is one of the important facets. Self-esteem is probably the most important aspect of any human behavior. Malinowski (1923) stated that all human beings have a need for phatic communion...