Psychology for Language Learning

1. Introduction
Sarah Mercer, Stephen Ryan, Marion Williams

2. Self-concept: Situating the Self
Sarah Mercer

3. Identity: The Situated Construction of Identity and Positionality in Multilingual Classrooms
Naoko Morita

4. Personality: Personality Traits as Independent and Dependent Variables
Jean-Marc Dewaele

5. Motivation: L2 Learning as a Special Case?
Ema Ushioda

6. Implicit Theories: Language Learning Mindsets
Stephen Ryan, Sarah Mercer

7. Attribution: Looking Back and Ahead at the ‘Why’ Theory
Pei-Hsuan (Peggy) Hsieh

8. Affect: The Role of Language Anxiety and Other Emotions in Language Learning
Peter MacIntyre, Tammy Gregersen

9. Willingness to Communicate: Momentary Volition that Results in L2 Behaviour
Tomoko Yashima

10. Strategies: The Interface of Styles, Strategies, and Motivation on Tasks
Andrew D. Cohen

11. Learning Styles: Traversing the Quagmire
Carol Griffiths

12. Metacognition: Awareness of Language Learning
Neil J. Anderson

13. Goal Orientations: Three Perspectives on Motivation Goal Orientations
Lindy Woodrow

14. Self-directed Learning: Concepts, Practice, and a Novel Research Methodology
Richard Pemberton, Lucy Cooker

15. Group Dynamics: Collaborative Agency in Present Communities of Imagination
Tim Murphey, Joseph Falout, Yoshifumi Fukada, Tetsuya Fukuda

16. Conclusion: Final Remarks
Sarah Mercer, Stephen Ryan, Marion Williams

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