This book demonstrates how resources taken from positive psychology can benefit both teachers and learners. Positive psychology is the empirical study of how people thrive and flourish. This book explores a range of topics, such as affectivity and positive emotions, engagement, enjoyment, empathy, positive institutions, a positive L2 self-system, as well as newly added Positive Language Education. Some papers in this collection introduce new topics such as the role of positive psychology in international higher education, a framework for understanding language teacher well-being from an ecological perspective, or positive institutional policies in language education contexts.

Concerns a relatively new branch of positive psychology Explores further previously studied areas of positive psychology in SLA Introduces new topics such as the role of positive psychology in international higher education, a framework for understanding language teacher well-being from an ecological perspective, or positive institutional policies in language education contexts Presents cutting-edge theory and empirical research carried out with the use of qualitative, mixed method, and quantitative approaches Looks at both teachers and learners Includes authors who are pioneers in the field of positive psychology in SLA

Inhalt
Exploring Applications of Psychology in SLA.- Understanding the Ecology of Foreign Language Teacher Wellbeing.- From Culturally to Emotionally Responsive Teaching in International Higher Education.- Enjoyment in the Foreign Language Classroom: Does Gender Matter? A Review of Selected Empirical Studies.- Positive Psychology, Positive L2 Self, and L2 Motivation: A Longitudinal Investigation.- The Link Between Different Facets Of Willingness to Communicate, Engagement and Communicative Behaviour in Task Performance.- Positive Institutional Policies in Language Education Contexts: A Case Study.- What Kind of Teachers We Are (Becoming) And What Kind of Teachers We Might Be Making Sense of Duoethnographic Positive Psychology-Related Experience by Preservice English Teachers.- Between the expectations and a sustainable teaching career: The results of a metaphor study.- (Positive) Affectivity in A Foreign Language Classroom: Trainees´ Response to an Introductory Course in Positive Psychology.- Developing Learner's Reflectiveness through Biographical Narrative and Metaphor Kamila Lasociska, ukasz Zaorski-Sikora.