In addressing the recent special issue in Frontiers in Psychology, namely “Positive
Psychology in Foreign and Second Language Education: Approaches and Applications,” …

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) …

Teacher enthusiasm is attracting growing attention in educational and learner psychology
research. There is evidence that teacher enthusiasm is contagious in class and positively …

Building on the control-value theory, the present study examined the independent and joint
predictive effects of three emotions—enjoyment, anxiety, and boredom—on L2 achievement …

While literature reveals the positive perception of e-Learning, this study examined and
assessed the impact of e-Learning crack-up perceptions on psychological distress among …

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many organizations around the world to make full use
of a variety of emerging online communication platform technologies. Universities are …

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 …

This paper critically examines the body of literature on emotions in second language
acquisition (SLA). More specifically, the following topics are discussed:(a) the three phases …

We used a data set with n= 1,603 learners of foreign languages (FL) to develop and validate
the short form of the Foreign Language Enjoyment Scale (S‐FLES). The data was split into 2 …

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 …