Psychology for Language Learning

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Introduction

   • Sarah Mercer, Stephen Ryan, Marion Williams

   Pages 1-9

3. Self-concept: Situating the Self

   • Sarah Mercer

   Pages 10-25

4. Identity: The Situated Construction of Identity and Positionality in Multilingual Classrooms

   • Naoko Morita

   Pages 26-41

5. Personality: Personality Traits as Independent and Dependent Variables

   • Jean-Marc Dewaele

   Pages 42-57

6. Motivation: L2 Learning as a Special Case?

   • Ema Ushioda

   Pages 58-73

7. Implicit Theories: Language Learning Mindsets

   • Stephen Ryan, Sarah Mercer

   Pages 74-89

8. Attribution: Looking Back and Ahead at the ‘Why’ Theory

   • Pei-Hsuan (Peggy) Hsieh

   Pages 90-102

9. Affect: The Role of Language Anxiety and Other Emotions in Language Learning

   • Peter MacIntyre, Tammy Gregersen

   Pages 103-118

10. Willingness to Communicate: Momentary Volition that Results in L2 Behaviour

    • Tomoko Yashima

    Pages 119-135

11. Strategies: The Interface of Styles, Strategies, and Motivation on Tasks

    • Andrew D. Cohen

    Pages 136-150

12. Learning Styles: Traversing the Quagmire

    • Carol Griffiths

    Pages 151-168

13. Metacognition: Awareness of Language Learning

    • Neil J. Anderson

    Pages 169-187

14. Goal Orientations: Three Perspectives on Motivation Goal Orientations

    • Lindy Woodrow

    Pages 188-202

15. Self-directed Learning: Concepts, Practice, and a Novel Research Methodology

    • Richard Pemberton, Lucy Cooker

    Pages 203-219

16. Group Dynamics: Collaborative Agency in Present Communities of Imagination

    • Tim Murphey, Joseph Falout, Yoshifumi Fukada, Tetsuya Fukuda

    Pages 220-238

17. Conclusion: Final Remarks

    • Sarah Mercer, Stephen Ryan, Marion Williams

    Pages 239-247

18. Back Matter

    Pages 248-265

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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
• Language Learning
• second language

• University of Graz, Austria

  Sarah Mercer

• Senshu University, Japan

  Stephen Ryan

• University of Exeter, UK

  Marion Williams

NEIL J ANDERSON Professor of Linguistics and English Language at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA ANDREW D. COHEN Professor in phased retirement in the Program in Second Language Studies, University of Minnesota, USA LUCY COOKER Lecturer at the University of Nottingham, UK JEAN-MARC DEWAELE Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism at Birkbeck, University of London, UK JOSEPH FALOUT Assistant Professor at Nihon University, Japan YOSHIFUMI FUKADA Associate Professor in the Department of International Studies at Meisei University, Japan TETSUYA FUKUDA Associate Professor at Yamano College, Japan TAMMY GREGERSEN Professor of TESOL at the University of Northern Iowa, USA CAROL GRIFFITHS currently working as Teacher Trainer at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey PEI-HSUAN (PEGGY) HSIEH Education Specialist at the University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA PETER MACINTYRE Professor of Psychology at Cape Breton University, Canada NAOKO MORITA Lecturer at Simon Fraser University, Canada TIM MURPHEY Professor at Kanda University of International Studies, Japan RICHARD PEMBERTON Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK EMA USHIODA Associate Professor in ELT and Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, UK LINDY WOODROW Senior Lecturer in TESOL in at the University of Sydney, Australia TOMOKO YASHIMA Professor of Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Communication at Kansai University, Japan