Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gabryś-Barker, Danuta (Editor), Gałajda, Dagmara (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Second Language Learning and Teaching,
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.