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This study aims to investigate the impact of negative emotions—specifically, shame, guilt, detachment, and externalization (Teimouri, 2018)—on the self-assessed confidence in English proficiency among Korean learners of English. Furthermore, this research seeks to explore potential cross-cultural differences in English learning. A total of 312 Korean learners of English, consisting of 140 high school students and 172 university students, participated in a self-assessment survey that measured four negative emotions and six domains of English language learning. The results were subsequently compared with findings from a previous study on Iranian learners to identify similarities and differences between the two cultures. The findings indicate that Korean learners of English who experience shame regarding their proficiency may find that this emotion enhances their interest and engagement in English learning. In contrast, Iranian English learners used guilt to reinforce responsibility for their learning.