Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching

Chapter 1 So Far So Good: An Overview of Positive Psychology and Its Contributions to SLA

Chapter 2 Powerfully Positive: Searching for a Model of Language Learner Well-Being

Chapter 3 Difficulty and Coping Strategies in Language Education: Is Positive Psychology Misrepresented in SLA/FLT?

Chapter 4 The Positive Broadening Power of a Focus on Well-Being in the Language Classroom

Chapter 5 Activating Character Strengths Through Poetic Encounters in a Foreign Language—A Case Study

Chapter 6 Pedagogical Implications of Positive Psychology: Positive Emotions and Human Strengths in Vocabulary Strategy Training

Chapter 7 A Positive Intervention: Personal Responsibility Among First-Year, L2 University Students

Chapter 8 Positive Emotions and Learner Engagement: Insights from an Early FL Classroom

Chapter 9 Caring and Sharing in the Foreign Language Class: On a Positive Classroom Climate

Chapter 10 Personality, Emotional Intelligence and L2 Use in an Immigrant and Non-immigrant Context

Chapter 11 International Students in Australia: What Makes Them Happy? Student Data from the Positive Education Perspective

Chapter 12 Helping Language Teachers to Thrive: Using Positive Psychology to Promote Teachers’ Professional Well-Being

Chapter 13 High Inhibitions and Low Self-esteem as Factors Contributing to Foreign Language Teacher Stress

Chapter 14 “I Want to Be Happy as a Teacher”. How Emotions Impact Teacher Professional Development

Chapter 15 Adult Learners’ Expectations Concerning Foreign Language Teachers and the Teaching-Learning Process

Chapter 16 How to Test for the Best: Implementing Positive Psychology in Foreign Language Testing

Chapter 17 Can Earning Academic Credits be Enjoyable? Positive Psychology in a University Course of Intercultural Communication

Chapter 18 Helping Low Achievers to Succeed in Tertiary Education: Explicit Teaching of Academic Literacy as a Way to Positive Educational Experiences

Chapter 19 Self-regulatory Efficacy and Foreign Language Attainment

Chapter 20 Translation Competitions in Educational Contexts: A Positive Psychology Perspective