A Mixed Method Study Of Cognitive Reappraisal In EFL Teachers' Classroom Emotion Regulation

In resent years,the research on emotional regulation and teachers' emotional regulation had aroused concerns and positive responses in academic circles.Among those studies,Gross' Emotion Regulation Theory is one of the most prevalent theories in emotional regulations.Pro.Gross J.J presented that "cognitive reappraisal" strategy and "expression suppression" strategy were both the important strategies of emotional regulations.What's more,cognitive reappraisal strategy is associated with positive results and should be advocated and promoted.Though there are some articles about the influence of cognitive reappraisal on teachers' emotional regulation,there are limited academic studies on the cognitive reappraisal when EFL teachers are regulating their classroom emotions.This paper,based on Gross'Emotion Regulation Theory,mainly studies three questions:(1)What factors are affecting EFL teachers'classroom emotion?(2)Whether cognitive reappraisal strategy is the preferred strategy when EFL teachers are regulating their classroom emotions?(3)What's the influence of cognitive reappraisal strategy on EFL teachers'emotion regulation behavior in the classroom?This paper adopts a mixed method with qualitative method as the main method and quantitative method as the complementary.We found that:(1)The factors which are affecting EFL teachers'classroom emotion including the teachers'sense of responsibility,the students'learning attitude and the classroom interaction;(2)The number of EFL teachers who adopt the "cognitive reappraisal" strategy is obviously lower than the number of EFL teachers who adopt "expression suppression" strategy,which means that the "cognitive reappraisal"strategy is not the preferred emotion regulation strategy adopted by EFL teachers;(3)"Cognitive Reappraisal" strategy has a positive effect on the behavior of EFL teachers.These teachers adjust quickly to positive emotions in the classroom and those EFL teachers who adopt cognitive reappraisal strategy are more active and confident.Finally,based on the results of the study,implications are proposed for EFL teachers' classroom emotion regulation.