Mindsets in Language Education.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leis, Adrian.

Contributor:

Haukås, Åsta.

Mantou Lou, Nigel.

Nakamura, Sachiko.

Series:

Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching Series

Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching Series ; v.28

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and language--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.

Language and language.

Motivation in education.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Multilingual Matters, 2025.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Early Praise for Mindsets in Language Education

Contents

Figures and Tables

Contributors

Foreword

1 A History and Definition of Mindsets

Part 1: Mindsets of Language Learners

2 Developing and Validating a Growth Mindset Scale in Vocabulary Learning

3 Language Learning Emotions and Goal Orientations from the Perspective of Mindsets

4 ‘It’s Impossible’ – Comparing Mindsets and Motivations of STEM and Non-STEM Japanese University EFL Students

5 The Role of Language Learners’ Perceptions of their Teachers’ Goals in Language Mindsets and Anxiety

6 A Growth Language Learning Mindset in the Third Age: A Case Study of an Octogenarian

Part 2: Mindsets of Language Teachers

7 An Analysis of Pre-Service EFL Teachers’ Instructional Practices and Use of Classroom Materials as Manifested through their Mindsets: A Case Study of Four Pre-Service EFL Teachers

8 EFL Teacher Mindsets from the Pre-Service Teachers’ Eyes

9 An EFL Teacher Educator’s Mindsets and Professional Identity Development during a PhD Program: An Autoethnographic Study

10 Experienced Language Teachers’ Mindsets Regarding their Own Professional Development

11 Investigating Chinese Secondary School English Teachers’ Decremental Mindset, Anxiety and Prevention-Focused Motivation: A Mixed Method Study

Part 3: Intervention Studies on Mindsets in Language Education

12 Developing a Growth Mindset Towards Language Learning to Facilitate Motivation

13 Learning How to Learn Leads to the Belief One Can Learn: The Motivational Dynamics of Metacognition and Language Mindset

14 Language Teacher Characteristics that Reflect Growth Mindset Pedagogy

15 Future Directions of Mindsets in Language Education

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-80041-833-7

1-80041-832-9

OCLC:

1478694227