Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gabryś-Barker, Danuta (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Gałajda, Dagmara (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Σειρά: Second Language Learning and Teaching,
• Θέματα: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Positive psychology.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.; Positive Psychology.

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-be...

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• So Far So Good: An Overview of Positive Psychology and Its Contributions to SLA
• Powerfully Positive: Searching for a Model of Language Learner Well-Being
• Difficulty and Coping Strategies in Language Education: Is Positive Psychology Misrepresented in SLA/FLT?
• The Positive Broadening Power of a Focus on Well-Being in the Language Classroom
• Activating Character Strengths Through Poetic Encounters in a Foreign Language – A Case Study
• Pedagogical Implications of Positive Psychology: Positive Emotions and Human Strengths in Vocabulary Strategy Training.