The affective turn in Applied Linguistics

movements and intertwinings of the power of emotions in the field of language studies

Authors

  • Adolfo Tanzi Neto Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Fernanda Coelho Liberali Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
  • Denise Cristina Kluge Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Christine Nicolaides Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Yerko Munõz-Salinas Universidad Santo Tomáz, Chile.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2318-7115.2025v46i1e72001

Keywords:

affection, Applied Linguistics

Abstract

We live in times when emotions and affect can no longer be understood as peripheral elements of human experience, much less relegated to the field of individual subjectivity. Instead, they assert themselves as central and constitutive forces of action, language, learning, and social relationships. It is in this direction that the proposal of this thematic volume of The ESPecialist is situated, anchored in the so-called "affective turn" in Applied Linguistics (AL), to explore its theoretical, epistemological, and political unfoldings across different contexts of research, teaching, and professional development.

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Published

2025-06-11

How to Cite

Tanzi Neto, A., Liberali, F. C. ., Kluge, D. C. ., Nicolaides, C., & Munõz-Salinas , Y. (2025). The affective turn in Applied Linguistics: movements and intertwinings of the power of emotions in the field of language studies. The ESPecialist, 46(1), 407–411. https://doi.org/10.23925/2318-7115.2025v46i1e72001

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The affective turn in Applied Linguistics