Maemuna Muhayyang, Munir, La Sunra, Geminastiti Sakkir
This study explores the students’ learning mood in learning English as a Foreign Language in higher education covering their enthusiasm, enjoyment, optimism, and sincerity. It employs a descriptive study using a purposive sampling technique and takes 34 respondents from EFL university students. The data were collected through questionnaires, interviews and classroom observation. The result of the study shows the students’ learning mood. It falls into several categories, enthusiasm, optimism, sincerity and enjoyment. It also reveals that the students will improve their learning progress as the lecturer gives both oral and written feedback. This research is expected to be beneficial for lecturers, students and stakeholders to enrich knowledge and develop language skills and proficiency based on learning mood in Indonesian EFL classrooms. © 2024, Universitas Negeri Makassar- Faculty of Languages and Literature. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
