I. INTRODUCTION
Recent work in applied linguistics has extended the study of psychology beyond the teaching of English itself. The
concept of “psychology” itself is certainly not a new one. What is new, however, is the interest in the analysis of the
effect of affective factors in English study and its implications in English teaching. With the development of applied
linguistics and psychological analysis, linguists are no longer satisfied with surface-level linguistic description, but turn
to seek deeper psychological factors, that is, affective factors in English learning.
“Learners‟ affective factors are obviously of crucial importance in accounting for individual differences in learning
outcomes. Whereas learners‟ beliefs about language learning are likely to be fairly stable, their affective states tend to
be volatile, affecting not only overall progress but responses to particular learning activities on a day-by day and even
moment-by-moment basis.” (Ellis, 1994, p. 483)
The object of this study is to improve the methods of English teaching and figure out a short way for the students to
learn English. The affective factors are important parts influencing English learning. And this study is meant to analyze
the psychological factors in psycholinguistic field and apply them to English teaching.