Language Teacher Psychology

Published by Multilingual Matters 2018

Language Teacher Psychology

Edited by: Sarah Mercer and Achilleas Kostoulas

In the series Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783099467

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About this book

This book examines teachers and their psychology from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. It covers well-established areas of teacher psychology plus areas that have only recently begun to be explored. The 19 chapters in this volume make a significant contribution to the emerging field of language teacher psychology.

Author / Editor information

MercerSarah:

Sarah Mercer is the Head of the ELT Research and Methodology section at the University of Graz, Austria. 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 (with Marion Williams).

KostoulasAchilleas:

Achilleas Kostoulas taught English in schools in Greece before moving into language teacher education. He completed a PhD at the University of Manchester, UK and now works in the Department of English Studies at the University of Graz, Austria, where he teaches courses in ELT and Applied Linguistics. His research interests focus on the psychology of language learning and teaching.

Sarah Mercer is the Head of the ELT Research and Methodology section at the University of Graz, Austria. 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 (with Marion Williams).

Achilleas Kostoulas taught English in schools in Greece before moving into language teacher education. He completed a PhD at the University of Manchester, UK and now works in the Department of English Studies at the University of Graz, Austria, where he teaches courses in ELT and Applied Linguistics. His research interests focus on the psychology of language learning and teaching.

Reviews

Sharona Moskowitz, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK:

Heralding language teacher psychology as a movement gaining ascendancy in SLA, the book realistically acknowledges the difficulties of taking on such research while also underscoring its timeliness and exigency. One notably strong aspect of this book is the range of contributors with varied backgrounds and voices who reflect a
broad scope of possibilities and make a strong and concerted argument for further investigation.

The chapters in this book have succeeded in laying out a rich, colourful and textured landscape of research into language teachers. With its diverse conceptual frameworks and innovative methodologies, the book is bound to become a primary reference for anyone wishing to orient themselves in this terrain and/or contribute to it.

In contrast to the study of learners, the study of teachers in the field of second language acquisition has been noticeably rare. In this masterful collection of recent research, Mercer and Kostoulas draw together a compelling rationale for attention to teachers as central players in language learning. The chapters in the book are compulsory reading for anyone wishing to gain deeper insights into language teacher psychology.

This book convincingly establishes a new field of enquiry, showing that language teacher psychology – though frequently neglected – really matters! Sarah Mercer and Achilleas Kostoulas have assembled a rich array of expert contributions, uniting hitherto disparate areas in a coherent, ground-breaking collection. The book will inspire new research and action for teacher well-being and learner achievement.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables and Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Foreword Zoltán Dörnyei Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
1. Introduction to Language Teacher Psychology Sarah Mercer and Achilleas Kostoulas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Language Teacher Motivation Phil Hiver, Tae-Young Kim and Youngmi Kim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
3. ‘The English Class of My Dreams’: Envisioning Teaching a Foreign Language Paula Kalaja and Katja Mäntylä Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
4. Language Teacher Motivation: From the Ideal to the Feasible Self Taguhi Sahakyan, Martin Lamb and Gary Chambers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. Drawing on Cultural Models and Figured Worlds to Study Language Teacher Education and Teacher Identity Manka M. Varghese Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
6. Exploring Novice EFL Teachers’ Identity Development: A Case Study of Two EFL Teachers in China Wendy Li and Peter I. De Costa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
7. Language Teacher Cognition: An Emergent Phenomenon in an Emergent Field Anne Feryok Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
8. Language Teachers’ Self-effi cacy Beliefs: An Introduction Mark Wyatt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
9. Teacher Emotions and the Emotional Labour of Second Language Teaching Jim King and Kwan-Yee Sarah Ng Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
10. The Relational Beliefs and Practices of Highly Socioemotionally Competent Language Teachers Christina Gkonou and Sarah Mercer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
11. Variation in ESL/EFL Teachers’ Attitudes towards their Students Jean-Marc Dewaele and Sarah Mercer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
12. Language Teacher Agency Cynthia J. White Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
13. Teachers Crafting Job Crafting Joseph Falout and Tim Murphey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
14. Teachstrong: The Power of Teacher Resilience for Second Language Practitioners Phil Hiver Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
15. Making the Transition into Teacher Education: Resilience as a Process of Growth Achilleas Kostoulas and Anita Lämmerer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
16. Signature Strengths as a Gateway to Mentoring: Facilitating Emergent Teachers’ Transition into Language Teaching Tammy Gregersen and Peter D. MacIntyre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
17. Psychological Insights from Third-age Teacher Educators: A Narrative, Multiple-case Study Rebecca L. Oxford, Andrew D. Cohen and Virginia G. Simmons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
18. Exploring Language Teacher Psychology: A Case Study from a Holistic Perspective Mehvish Saleem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	314
19. Conclusion: Lessons Learned, Promising Perspectives Achilleas Kostoulas and Sarah Mercer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	330
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337