The present contribution offers an overview of a new area of research in the field of foreign
language acquisition, which was triggered by the introduction of Positive Psychology (PP) …

This study is part of a growing wave of interest in foreign language (FL) learners' emotions,
their sources, and their effects. Previous studies have confirmed that there is a clear …

Questionnaires in Second Language Research: Construction, Administration, and
Processing is the first guide in the second language field devoted to the question of how to …

This paper examines how Chinese university students negotiate their second language (L2)
motivational dynamics, including their ideal and ought-to L2 selves, to participate in informal …

The last decade has seen a proliferation of studies about emotions in FL teaching and
learning. The present study examined three of the most researched and well-known FL …

We tested an assessment model, by which teacher self-efficacy, perceived school climate,
and psychological wellbeing at work, might predict teaching enjoyment. We invited a …

The present quantitative study is part of the new wave of research into the psychology of
language teachers and their emotions (Gkonou, Dewaele & King, 2020). It also answers the …

The past decade has witnessed a surge of research interest in diverse emotions that
foreign/second language (L2) learners experience. However, research on L2 boredom is …

Previous research has considered fluctuations in students' foreign language enjoyment
(FLE) and foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) over months or years (Dewaele & …

Since teacher work engagement is argued to substantially affect education quality and
learners' performance, unveiling the factors affecting teacher engagement is of high …