Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Emotional Intelligence and Intercultural Competences on English Language Learning in Colombia and the United States

Intercultural pragmatics and emotional intelligence have influenced our coexistence and how English and other languages are learned and acquired in Latin America and the United States. This research aims to comparatively analyze how emotional intelligence and intercultural competence have influenced the way people learn and acquire English and other languages most especially in higher institutions. Equally important, this research will identify the problems of language learning which could be connected to lack of intercultural knowledge and emotional intelligence. Therefore, it can be hypothesized that learning English language and other languages can be determined or influenced by our intercultural knowledge/ education and emotional intelligence, Figueroa M & Hofhuis J, (2024). This research study utilizes mixed methodology which can ensure ‘‘holistic understanding of research questions’’ (Webber E, 2024) As a result, the findings of this research can reveal that learners ` intercultural competence combined with emotional intelligence directly and indirectly can influence how people become successful in the way they use and acquire English. Learners are also described as leaders who are bound to be successful when they have high EI and EQ as explained by Western Governor University (2024). Still talking about the results of this research, it can be mentioned that our intercultural competence and the understanding of our social emotional/physical environment as demonstrated by this research can further influence how we use English and other languages, and these concepts remain a predominantly fundamental subject of this research. It can be concluded that an adequate intercultural knowledge combined with emotional intelligence can determine our successful learning process, academic performances, communicative competence of English and other languages to be efficient, successful global citizens and competent users of English and other languages acquired in Colombia, Latin America and the United States.

Intercultural Knowledge, Emotional Intelligence, Communicative Competence

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