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Language learning psychology has been defined by Mercer, Ryan and Williams (2012, p. 2) as being “concerned with the mental experiences, processes, thoughts, feelings , motives, and behaviours of individuals involved in language learning”.
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Tatzl, D., Gkonou, C., Mercer, S. (2016). Introduction: New Directions in Language Learning Psychology. In: Gkonou, C., Tatzl, D., Mercer, S. (eds) New Directions in Language Learning Psychology. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23491-5_1
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