Introducing positive psychology to SLA
Introducing positive psychology to SLA
Author(s): Peter MacIntyre, Sarah MercerSubject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: positive psychology; motivation; the good language learner; humanistic education; positive emotion
Summary/Abstract: Positive psychology is a rapidly expanding subfield in psychology that has important implications for the field of second langauge acquisition (SLA). This paper introduces positive psychology to the study of language by describing its key tenents.
Journal: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Issue Year: IV/2014
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 153-172
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English