Positive psychology in SLA
Title By: MacIntyre, Peter D [Edited by] | Gregersen, Tammy [Edited by] | Mercer, Sarah [Edited by]
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BookSeries: Second language acquisition ; 97.Publisher: Bristol : Multilingual Matters, c2016.Description: xii, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781783095346Subject(s): Second language acquisition -- Psychological aspects | Positive psychology | PsycholinguisticsDDC classification: 418.0019 PO SI Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 418.0019 PO SI (Browse shelf) | Checked out | Feb2019 | 04/14/2019 | T0061704 |
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| 414 SI CR A critical introduction to phonology : | 415 HA TH Thinking syntactically : | 418 LA IN An introduction to second language acquisition research / | 418.0019 PO SI Positive psychology in SLA | 418.007 EL SL SLA research and language teaching / | 418.007 PA TA Tasks for language teachers : | 418.007 RI AP Approaches and methods in language teaching / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Positive psychology is the scientific study of how human beings prosper and thrive. This is the first book in SLA dedicated to theories in positive psychology and their implications for language teaching, learning and communication. Chapters examine the characteristics of individuals, contexts and relationships that facilitate learning: positive emotional states such as love, enjoyment and flow, and character traits such as empathy, hardiness and perseverance. The contributors present several innovative teaching ideas to bring out these characteristics among learners. The collection thus blends new teaching techniques with cutting-edge theory and empirical research undertaken using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches. It will be of interest to SLA researchers, graduate students, trainee and experienced teachers who wish to learn more about language learning psychology, individual differences, learner characteristics and new classroom practices.