Exploring Psychology in Language Learning and Teaching

2016-06-28
Exploring Psychology in Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Marion Williams
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0194423964
  • Category : Study Aids
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 171

This book explores key areas of educational and social psychology and considers their relevance to language learning and teaching, using activities and questions for reflection. The topics discussed in the book include: • learners’ and teachers’ beliefs about how a language should be learned and taught • learning and working in groups • relationships with others • the role of the self in teaching and learning • motivation to start and persist with tasks • the role of emotions in learning. The authors provide useful insights for the understanding of language learning and discuss the important implications for language teaching pedagogy. Extra resources are available on the website: www.oup.com/elt/teacher/exploringpsychology Marion Williams was formerly Reader in Applied Linguistics at the University of Exeter and is a past president of IATEFL. Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Graz, Austria. Stephen Ryan is Professor in the School of Economics at Senshu University, Tokyo.

Psychology for Language Learning

2012-07-24
Psychology for Language Learning

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  • Author: S. Mercer
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 1137032820
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 281

Offering a timely snapshot of current theory and research in the field of psychology in foreign language learning, this book is accessible to both specialists and non-specialists. Each chapter focuses on a different psychological construct and provides an overview of current thinking in the area drawing on insights from educational psychology.

Language Teacher Psychology

2018-01-05
Language Teacher Psychology

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  • Author: Sarah Mercer
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 178309947X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 307

To date, the majority of work in language learning psychology has focused on the learner. In contrast, relatively little attention has been paid to teacher psychology. This volume seeks to redress the imbalance by bringing together various strands of research into the psychology of language teachers. It consists of 19 contributions on well-established areas of teacher psychology, as well as areas that have only recently begun to be explored. This original collection, which covers a multitude of theoretical and methodological perspectives, makes a significant contribution to the emerging field of language teacher psychology as a domain of inquiry within language education.

Psychology in Foreign Language Teaching

1986
Psychology in Foreign Language Teaching

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  • Author: Steven H. McDonough
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 198

Psychology of Language

1999
Psychology of Language

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  • Author: David W. Carroll
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 490

This text provides discussion on the abstract topic of the psychology of language. Using an information-processing approach, it brings the current developments and controversies in psycholinguistics to students in a comprehensive style.

Psychology of Language Teaching

2020-04-27
Psychology of Language Teaching

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  • Author: Farshad Ghasemi
  • Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 188

The scope and purpose of educational processes have been heavily modified under the influence of psychological breakthroughs and their developmental perspectives in recent decades. This book is an attempt to address some of the key psychological aspects in the literature classified into emotional, cognitive, and psychological perspectives with a particular concentration on language teaching. By presenting detailed empirical studies on the covered topics, I attempted to indicate the intertwined relationships between language and psychology in educational settings. The first study deals with the impact of teacher-directed hypnotic suggestions on students’ emotional intelligence and their academic performance. The second study introduces simplified tests to coordinate the helpless attitudes of the students. In the last research, I examined the interaction effects of the contextual factors and teachers’ professional profiles on their cognitive orientations with a specific focus on teachers’ dissonance belief systems. Overall, this book provides an overview of the functions and influences of the psychological concepts in educational contexts, particularly language teaching.

The Routledge Handbook of the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

2021-11-10
The Routledge Handbook of the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Tammy Gregersen
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1000439909
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 642

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. This Handbook considers individual as well as collective factors in language learners and teachers from an array of new empirical constructs and theoretical perspectives, including implications for practice and “myths, debates, and disagreements” in the field, and points to future directions for research. This collection of stellar contributions is an essential resource for researchers, advanced students, and teachers working in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, psychology, and education.

Researching Second Language Learning and Teaching from a Psycholinguistic Perspective

2016-04-20
Researching Second Language Learning and Teaching from a Psycholinguistic Perspective

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  • Author: Dagmara Gałajda
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 331931954X
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 272

This edited collection explores the processes of second language learning and teaching from a psycholinguistic perspective. Authored by leading experts in the field, the book includes studies focusing on theoretical, empirical and practical aspects of second and foreign language education. Part One offers contributions devoted to a range of learner-related factors, dealing with affective and cognitive variables, the process of reading and the acquisition of lexis. Part Two brings together papers related to teacher awareness of second language instruction that focus on conversational styles, fostering intercultural pragmatics, teacher job satisfaction, the development of instructional materials and challenges of teacher training in different contexts. It is of interest to researchers as well as graduate and postgraduate students seeking fresh inspirations for their own empirical investigations of the ways in which second and foreign languages are taught and learned.

Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

2016-05-23
Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

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  • Author: Danuta Gabryś-Barker
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3319329545
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 366

This book introduces readers to the principles of a fairly new branch of psychology – positive psychology – and demonstrates how they can be applied in the context of second language acquisition in a natural environment and in instructed foreign language (FL) learning. It focuses both on the well-being and success of the learner and the professional and personal well-being of the teacher. Further, the book stresses the importance of the positive emotions and character strengths of those involved in the process of language learning and teaching, as well as the significant role played by enabling institutions such as school and, at the micro-level, individual FL classes.

The Psychological Experience of Integrating Content and Language

2021-02-05
The Psychological Experience of Integrating Content and Language

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  • Author: Kyle Read Talbot
  • Publisher: Multilingual Matters
  • ISBN: 1788924312
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 501

This book brings together a diverse range of empirical chapters spanning various contexts and educational levels which explore the psychology of teaching and learning a subject through a second or other language. The chapters discuss both the psychological stressors and strains for learners and teachers, as well as the benefits and joys of being involved in such programmes. The studies encompass a range of areas, such as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Foreign Language Medium of Instruction (FMI), bilingual education and other related approaches to integrating content and language. They feature a variety of psychological constructs, including identity, self-confidence, motivation, self-concept, teacher and learner beliefs, affect, anxiety, stress, mindsets, attributions and well-being, from the perspectives of both teachers and learners. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in ensuring that teachers and students are properly supported and that their experiences of integrated content and language settings enable them to flourish.