Mindsets in Language Education (Paperback)

Adrian Leis

ISBN 10: 1800418302 / ISBN 13: 9781800418301

Verlag: Multilingual Matters, 2025

Beschreibung

Paperback. This book is the first volume devoted to mindset theory and practice in language education, offering interdisciplinary investigations into the motivation, competencies, emotions and wellbeing of language learners and teachers. Presenting studies from a vast array of language learning environments, the chapters explore topics such as students' attitudes and motivation surrounding language learning, the effects of mindset on vocabulary acquisition, the mindsets of early career teachers and experienced language teachers, interventions on students' mindsets and interventions that strengthen language teachers' growth mindsets. The findings presented in this book will be of great interest to instructors and researchers alike and present essential developments for the field of applied linguistics and psychology of language learning and teaching. The book will be invaluable in improving the quality of the language learning experience for teachers and students in various academic environments. This book is devoted to the interdisciplinary investigation of language learner and teacher motivation, competencies, emotions and wellbeing, based on the theories behind mindsets. It includes a range of theoretical and empirical studies and is an invaluable resource for improving the quality of the language learning experience. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781800418301

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Mindsets in Language Education (Paperback)
• Verlag: Multilingual Matters
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1800418302
• ISBN-13: 9781800418301
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

This book is devoted to the interdisciplinary investigation of language learner and teacher motivation, competencies, emotions and wellbeing, based on the theories behind mindsets. It includes a range of theoretical and empirical studies and is an invaluable resource for improving the quality of the language learning experience.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Adrian Leis is Professor in the Center for Liberal Arts Education at Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan. His research interests include language pedagogy, language learning motivation and computer-assisted language learning/teaching. Adrian has authored several books, such as Innovations in Flipping the Language Classroom (2019), Insights into Flipped Classrooms (2023), and the Dictogloss in Action textbook series (forthcoming, 2025). 

Åsta Haukås is Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Bergen, Norway. She researches in the areas of multilingualism, metacognition, motivation, mindsets and teachers’ professional development.

Nigel Mantou Lou is Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is Associate Editor of Psychology of Language and Communication and serves on the editorial board for several journals in the field.

Sachiko Nakamura is Assistant Professor at Tamagawa University, Japan. Her research focuses on language learning emotions, emotion regulation and engagement and her recent publications include Emotion Regulation and Strategy Instruction in Learning (Springer, 2023).