The Routledge Handbook of the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

Tammy Gregersen is Professor of TESOL at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching and Head of ELT at the University of Graz, Austria.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Perspectives on psychology






The cognitive approach- Yuichi Suzuki



Sociocultural theory – Remi Van Compernolle



The humanistic approach – Jane Arnold and Jose Manuel Foncubierta







The complex dynamic approach – Elizabeth Hepford



Positive psychology – Peter MacIntyre and Samantha Ayers-Glassey



Psycholinguistics – Simone E. Pfenninger and Julia Festman
Part 2: Constructs: Teacher and Learner Psychologies




Identity – Ron Darvin and Bonny Norton



Self-efficacy – Kay Irie



Personality – Jean-Marc Dewaele



Motivation – Christine Muir



Engagement – Hayo Reinders & Sachiko Nakamura



Attitudes and beliefs –Amy Thompson



Attributions and mindsets – Xijia Zhang, Nigel Mantou Lou, Kimberly A. Noels and Lia M. Daniels



Emotions – Rebecca Oxford



Wellbeing – Kyle Talbot



Resilience – Phil Hiver and Ana Clara Sanchez Solarte



Self-regulation – Isobel Wang



Vision and goal self-concordance – Alastair Henry



Autonomy and agency – Paula Kalaja and Maria Ruohotie-Lyhty



Willingness to communicate in an L2 – Tomoko Yashima
Part 3: Groups and Communities




Teacher-learner relationships – Christina Gkonou



Group dynamics – Tim Murphey, Yoshifumi Fukada, Tetsuya Fukuda and Joseph Falout



Culture and Intercultural Communication – Tony Johnstone Young, Sara Ganassin and Alina Schartner



Social interaction – Jim King and Sam Morris



Prosocial behaviour and social justice – M. Matilde Olivero
Part 4: Myths, Debates, and Disagreements




Trait and state perspectives on individual difference research – Kata Cszier and Agnes Albert



The social/cognitive Split – Anne Feryok



The mind-body split – Steven G. McCafferty



What counts as evidence? –Yasser Teimouri, Ekaterina Sudina and Luke Plonsky



Language aptitudes – Zhisheng (Edward) Wen



Psychology of learning vs acquisition – Miroslaw Pawlak