A Study on the Impact of Integrating Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) into Primary School Students' Confidence in English Oral Expression

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the impact of integrating social and emotional learning into primary school English teaching on the confidence of third and fourth-grade students when they speak English. The different functions of six aspects, namely self-awareness, self-management, views of others, the ability to get along with others, collective awareness, and class management was focued . The aim is to find some practical empirical evidence for the English teaching reform in primary schools in the county.All collected data were statistically analyzed via SPSS software. The questionnaire survey employed the Social Emotional Competence Scale and the Self-Esteem Scale, with data analyzed statistically using SPSS software. The study demonstrates that integrating social-emotional learning into English teaching significantly enhances primary school students' social-emotional competencies and confidence in oral expression.