Positive psychology is the scientific study of how human beings prosper and thrive. This is the first book in SLA dedicated to theories in positive psychology and their implications for language teaching, learning and communication. Chapters examine the characteristics of individuals, contexts and relati...
Positive Psychology in SLA 来自 Springer 喜欢 0 阅读量: 502 作者: Martin Guha 摘要: "Positive psychology" - the study of optimal human functioning - began to be a buzzword in the late 1990s. It made, at the time, a refreshing change from so much of academic psychology, which had ...
"Positive psychology" - the study of optimal human functioning - began to be a buzzword in the late 1990s. It made, at the time, a refreshing change from so much of academic psychology, which had concentrated excessively on human weaknesses and mental abnormalities. Research on what is right...
She is interested in all aspects of language learning psychology, in particular self-related constructs, motivation, affect, agency, mindsets and belief systems. She is co-editor of Positive Psychology in SLA (with Peter MacIntyre and Tammy Gregersen) and Multiple Perspectives of the Self in SLA...
One effective route to increasing well-being is through the pursuit of activities which suit a person’s personality strengths (i.e., person-activity
In light of the identified concerns and issues, an intervention, drawing on a pedagogical engagement framework informed by positive psychology, was implemented and reported in this paper. The intention of the study was to contribute to the development of Chinese EMI lecturers' engagement portfolios. ...
Sharon F Lambert, Huynh-Nhu Le, Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, United States Suad Kapetanovic, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States Author contributions: Amanor-Boadu S and Nwulia EA con...
Recent reviews of the GxE findings that pertain to some aspects of the model find evidence consistent with the view that genetically susceptible individuals react to stressful environmental contexts with negative outcomes, and with positive outcomes under supportive environmental 1Department of Psychology, ...
This article begins with an outline of the developments in Positive Psychology (PP) generally and specifically within SLA focusing on theoretical, empirical and practical developments. It moves on to consider PP's potential contribution to language teaching focusing on how it can help promote ...
in which findings are equivocal and cautionary. We also address common themes across the research literature, identifying potential mechanisms associated with faith and optimal human functioning. We also provide a summary of the clinical implications of this knowledge to the field of psychology generally...