This state-of-the-art volume is the first to capture a hybrid discipline that studies the role and linguistic implications of the human mind in 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

1. The cognitive approach- Yuichi Suzuki
2. Sociocultural theory - Remi Van Compernolle
3. The humanistic approach - Jane Arnold and Jose Manuel Foncubierta
4. The complex dynamic approach - Elizabeth Hepford
5. Positive psychology - Peter MacIntyre and Samantha Ayers-Glassey
6. Psycholinguistics - Simone E. Pfenninger and Julia Festman

Part 2: Constructs: Teacher and Learner Psychologies

7. Identity - Ron Darvin and Bonny Norton
8. Self-efficacy - Kay Irie
9. Personality - Jean-Marc Dewaele
10. Motivation - Christine Muir
11. Engagement - Hayo Reinders & Sachiko Nakamura
12. Attitudes and beliefs -Amy Thompson
13. Attributions and mindsets - Xijia Zhang, Nigel Mantou Lou, Kimberly A. Noels and Lia M. Daniels
14. Emotions - Rebecca Oxford
15. Wellbeing - Kyle Talbot
16. Resilience - Phil Hiver and Ana Clara Sanchez Solarte
17. Self-regulation - Isobel Wang
18. Vision and goal self-concordance - Alastair Henry
19. Autonomy and agency - Paula Kalaja and Maria Ruohotie-Lyhty
20. Willingness to communicate in an L2 - Tomoko Yashima

Part 3: Groups and Communities

21. Teacher-learner relationships - Christina Gkonou
22. Group dynamics - Tim Murphey, Yoshifumi Fukada, Tetsuya Fukuda and Joseph Falout
23. Culture and Intercultural Communication - Tony Johnstone Young, Sara Ganassin and Alina Schartner
24. Social interaction - Jim King and Sam Morris
25. Prosocial behaviour and social justice - M. Matilde Olivero

Part 4: Myths, Debates, and Disagreements

26. Trait and state perspectives on individual difference research - Kata Cszier and Agnes Albert
27. The social/cognitive Split - Anne Feryok
28. The mind-body split - Steven G. McCafferty
29. What counts as evidence? -Yasser Teimouri, Ekaterina Sudina and Luke Plonsky
30. Language aptitudes - Zhisheng (Edward) Wen
31. Psychology of learning vs acquisition - Miroslaw Pawlak