The Routledge Handbook of the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

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