Framing Minds. English and Affective Neurosciences

This introduction synthesizes the aims of the volume that attempts to unveil and strengthen the link between affective neuroscience and English language education. The intent was to identify and propose a novel, theory-based educational paradigms so as to facilitate second-language (L2) educators and learners’ endeavors. The focus was also on identifying innovative and empathic modalities that would ignite a contact with the contemporary digital generation of L2 learners of English as a second (ESL) or foreign language (EFL) and maintain it.