The Effect of Temperature Towards ESL Students’ Reading Interest in the ESL Classroom

Abstract

Students' motivation level, interest, and cognitive performance are greatly affected by the classroom environment. Among these physical aspects that have been found to have a significant effect on students' interest level and cognitive processing, especially during reading processes, is temperature. This study aims to synthesize relevant studies in environmental psychology, second language acquisition, and ESL to examine the effect of classroom temperature on ESL students' interest in reading.According to the review, the willingness of ESL students to read, their attention span, and their emotional comfort are all positively affected by pleasant temperature conditions, which are between 22°C and 25°C. Extreme temperature conditions may decrease the reading motivation and increase the mental workload. In order to enhance the reading motivation for ESL students, various suggestions have been proposed for teachers and school officials regarding the ideal thermal conditions for the surroundings.