The author's teaching experience over the last few years has led to the supposition that there is a certain connection between students' emotions and their academic success. Observations of various EFL classrooms have shown that students who have gone through negative emotional experiences, those from socially unstable families and suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder are usually not successful academically. Negative attitudes towards teachers and schooling are major problems with such category of students.This book presents an overview of classic and recent findings in the field of...