Exploring Psychology in Language Learning and Teaching

Exploring Psychology in Language Learning and Teaching
ISBN-10
0194423964
ISBN-13
9780194423960
Category
Study Aids
Pages
171
Language
English
Published
2016-06-28
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Marion Williams, Stephen Ryan, Sarah Mercer

Description

This book explores key areas of educational and social psychology and considers their relevance to language learning and teaching, using activities and questions for reflection. The topics discussed in the book include: • learners’ and teachers’ beliefs about how a language should be learned and taught • learning and working in groups • relationships with others • the role of the self in teaching and learning • motivation to start and persist with tasks • the role of emotions in learning. The authors provide useful insights for the understanding of language learning and discuss the important implications for language teaching pedagogy. Extra resources are available on the website: www.oup.com/elt/teacher/exploringpsychology Marion Williams was formerly Reader in Applied Linguistics at the University of Exeter and is a past president of IATEFL. Sarah Mercer is Professor of Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Graz, Austria. Stephen Ryan is Professor in the School of Economics at Senshu University, Tokyo.

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