MARIA TERESA VICTORIA
Emotional Intelligence for ESL Classrooms is my contribution toEnglish language teaching. Rather than aiming at writing this book,the activities shaped themselves one day into the form of this bookafter completing my doctoral studies in Emotional Intelligence andMindfulness at the University of Málaga. Emotions live within us alland can emerge in classrooms of any kind, fi lled with pupils of awide age range. These activities are therefore not aimed at a specific type or level group of students, but served as an array ofpossibilities from where my fellow teachers can pick and take intotheir classrooms to complement their lessons. The intention behindemotional intelligence practices is to generate a positive,non-punitive climate in the English classroom which boosts thestudents" self-confidence. An emotionally intelligent classroom wheregame-based learning activities and challenges can well coexist withMindfulness interventions, which may raise self awareness of thestudents" learning processes, and where they can actually feel thatmistakes are good opportunities to learn. Far from being tooembarrassed to spea