The Routledge Handbook of the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

This state-of-the-art volume is the first to capture a hybrid discipline that studies the role and linguistic implications of the human mind in language learning and teaching.

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Tammy Gregersen is Professor of TESOL at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching and Head of ELT at the University of Graz, Austria.

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Table of Contents

Part 1: Perspectives on psychology

1. The cognitive approach- Yuichi Suzuki

2. Sociocultural theory Remi Van Compernolle

3. The humanistic approach Jane Arnold and Jose Manuel Foncubierta

4. The complex dynamic approach Elizabeth Hepford

5. Positive psychology Peter MacIntyre and Samantha Ayers-Glassey

6. Psycholinguistics Simone E. Pfenninger and Julia Festman ** Part 2: Constructs: Teacher and Learner Psychologies

7. Identity Ron Darvin and Bonny Norton

8. Self-efficacy Kay Irie

9. Personality Jean-Marc Dewaele

10. Motivation Christine Muir

11. Engagement Hayo Reinders & Sachiko Nakamura

12. Attitudes and beliefs Amy Thompson

13. Attributions and mindsets Xijia Zhang, Nigel Mantou Lou, Kimberly A. Noels and Lia M. Daniels

14. Emotions Rebecca Oxford

15. Wellbeing Kyle Talbot

16. Resilience Phil Hiver and Ana Clara Sanchez Solarte

17. Self-regulation Isobel Wang

18. Vision and goal self-concordance Alastair Henry

19. Autonomy and agency Paula Kalaja and Maria Ruohotie-Lyhty

20. Willingness to communicate in an L2 Tomoko Yashima ** Part 3: Groups and Communities

21. Teacher-learner relationships Christina Gkonou

22. Group dynamics Tim Murphey, Yoshifumi Fukada, Tetsuya Fukuda and Joseph Falout

23. Culture and Intercultural Communication Tony Johnstone Young, Sara Ganassin and Alina Schartner

24. Social interaction Jim King and Sam Morris

25. Prosocial behaviour and social justice M. Matilde Olivero ** Part 4: Myths, Debates, and Disagreements

26. Trait and state perspectives on individual difference research Kata Cszier and Agnes Albert

27. The social/cognitive Split Anne Feryok

28. The mind-body split Steven G. McCafferty

29. What counts as evidence? Yasser Teimouri, Ekaterina Sudina and Luke Plonsky

30. Language aptitudes Zhisheng (Edward) Wen

31. Psychology of learning vs acquisition Miroslaw Pawlak